Local Optometrist Speaks at National Ortho-k Conference

Dr. Monica Allison of San Antonio, Texas was a speaker at the annual meeting and
educational conference of the Orthokeratology Academy of America (OAA) on
October 15th - 18th in Phoenix, AZ. Many international speakers presented on a
variety of topics including: controlling nearsightedness, non surgical
alternatives to vision correcting eye surgery, new lens designs
for -improved corneal reshaping treatment, pediatric Ortho-K, post-surgical
vision rehabilitation and new Ortho-K therapeutic treatments were unveiled.
 
Close to two hundred attendees came to Phoenix from the U.S., Puerto Rico,
Canada, England, Scotland, Jordan, Thailand, Taiwan, South Africa,
Australia, China, Mexico, Singapore, Israel, Italy, United Arab Emirates,
Japan, Sweden, Australia, Portugal and Spain.
 
The OAA is an international organization of orthokeratologists who provide a
non-surgical alternative to LASIK surgery for the correction of
nearsightedness, astigmatism, hyperopia and presbyopia. The
Orthokeratology Academy of America mission is to establish policy and to
develop and update protocols and education for doctors performing corneal
reshaping (orthokeratology).
 
Myopia ( nearsightedness) is a progressive disease affecting 1.6 billion
children and adults worldwide, with expectations that the number will hit
2.5 billion by 2020. Research now shows that orthokeratology can slow the
elongation of the eye which contributes to progressive nearsightedness in
children and young adults. 20/20 vision can be restored in as little as one
day to one month depending on severity. The health implications of
progressive myopia can place children at risk for eye diseases like retinal
detachments and glaucoma as they reach adulthood.
 
Orthokeratology involves the fitting of a specialized contact lens designed
to reshape the cornea during sleep much like braces realigning the teeth.
In addition, Ortho-K is a less expensive and safer alternative to surgical
vision correction. For more information on this process see
www.okglobal.org <http://www.okglobal.org/> and www.orthokdoctors.com.
 

Dr. Allison can be reached at 210-495-9020 and she is located at 19202 Stone Oak Parkway ste 106.  She can also be found on the web at www.visionsource-stoneoak.com.