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Specialist(optometrist) for Ortho-K treatment in Bromley/tonbridge area?

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Bearcricket · 07/07/2020 04:57

Our daughter, 13 yrs old, havs been wearing Ortho-k lenses for 10months. We are moving back to the Uk form oversea next month, and looking for a good optometrist who is a specialist of Ortho-K lenses, i.e., be able to measure and monitor eye length. Her current optometrist suggests to buy another pair of lenses before we leave, as he thinks this type of treatment is not common in the UK, and most clinics don't have the same technology.
As far as I searched, there are some optometrists dealing Ortho-k, and they seem monitoring eye length carefully. Anybody knows any optometrists which provide this treatment?

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underneaththeash · 09/07/2020 09:52

I did my first reverse geometry lens - which is what ortho-k is - in 2003! (Although that was for a post-operative complication rather than for myopia correction). But, it’s been around in the U.K. for about 15 years.
I would definitely recommend getting a spare pair of lenses from your current optometrist before you come, it may take some time to get an appointment, supply chains here are slower due to COVID, or if we have another spike, we may have to move back to red level optometry, which means only urgent/emergency appointments are seen.

This practice in Bromley does ortho-k. I know if the person who runs it and they’re well thought of www.bromleyeyecentre.co.uk/

Bearcricket · 09/07/2020 11:32

Underneaththeash, thank you so much for your advice. The price is lower in the Uk than here, so I was wondering if we should buy another pair in the UK, but considering the current situation, it is wise to get a pair before we leave. Thanks a lot!

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