Night Lenses (Ortho K)
Night Lenses (Ortho K)
Freedom from glasses & day lenses
understanding the benefits of ortho k
How do night lenses work?
Night lenses are only for those with short-sight (myopia). The process is called Orthokeratology, so medically these are called ‘Ortho-K’ lenses. Every night the outer cell layer of your eye sheds (like your skin). the new cells grow into the mould of your custom-made lens, naturally correcting your vision harmlessly while you sleep.
Night Lenses
(Ortho-K)
- To correct refractive errors (typically low to moderate myopia)
- To slow the progression of childhood myopia (myopia management)
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Night lens appointments
Being fitted with NOCTURNAL™ contact lenses is very similar to daytime contact lenses. At the assessment, your eye care provider uses a corneal topographer to take a scan of the eye, which is then used to individually design your contact lenses.
Your optometrist will receive your lenses in just a few days, then show you how to use and look after them.
If you have never worn contact lenses before you might be nervous about putting a lens in your eye. Do not worry, patients as young as 5 have worn NOCTURNAL™ lenses and learned how to get them in and out.
Scotts eyecare plan
Our Eyecare Plan allows you to pay for your contact lenses via direct debit.
The lenses can be posted to your home address, if you wear monthly contact lenses and require solutions these can be collected from the practice and are also included in your plan.
We will ensure you receive the highest level of eyecare and your plan will include the following benefits
- Comprehensive sight test including the OCT scan
- Comprehensive Contact lens check
- 30% discount on spectacles
- 20% discount on sunglasses
- 20% discount on eye drops and accessories
- Free of charge replacement lenses for lost or damaged contact lenses.
- Any emergency appointments needed
THE FITTING PROCESS & WHAT TO ЕХРЕСТ
You will visit your eye care provider 4 times: for your NOCTURNAL™ assessment and to learn lens handling; after the first night of wear; after about a week; and then at around a month of wear.
Once your fitting is complete you will need to be reviewed once or twice a year, just like daytime contact lenses.
NOCTURNAL™ will generally fully correct the vision of people with myopia up to -5.00D. People with higher amounts of myopia and astigmatism can also use NOCTURNAL™ with top-up glasses for the times where they feel their vision needs it.
Some patients have some glare with the lenses in certain light conditions. This can be more noticeable in the first few weeks; it does reduce with wear but can also be as a result of residual prescription or eye measurements like large pupil size and may not be able to be improved.
It is suitable for children and can be fitted as soon as they are considered mature enough for contact lenses. It is also suitable for big kids in their 60s, 70s or even 80s, and any age in between.
You might want NOCTURNAL™ just to have freedom from daytime contact lenses and spectacles, but they can be beneficial to relieve daytime contact lens discomfort, or to increase your performance at sport. NOCTURNAL™ has given lots of kids a childhood with ‘naturally good vision’ and also helped many athletes including professional cyclists and runners.
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Night Lens FAQs
Manufacturers have provided us with an extensive range of contact lenses in multiple materials, designs and prescription range. We are able to correct long and short sight with single vision lenses, astigmatism with toric lenses and presbyopia with multifocals with blended vision lenses. Whether you would like contact lenses full time or for special occasions at any age, we are happy to advise the best contact lens option for you.
Can I see if i get up in the night?
What happens if it Night Lenses do not work for me?
What if I forget to wear my lenses one night?
Can it wear off while I am driving home?
Are Night Lenses suitable for everyone?
Short-sight up to around -5.00D and low astigmatism of around -1.50DC can be corrected fully with Nocturnal. Some people with more complex prescriptions use Nocturnal to get an improvement in their vision without their glasses, so they can do sports like swimming. And still use top up glasses for any residual prescription when needed.
