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Lens looks OK for short-sighted children

The progression of myopia – or short-sightedness – in children can be slowed or even halted by wearing special contact lenses that gently reshape the front surface of the eye during sleep at night, a new study suggests.

The finding suggests that orthokeratology (OK) lenses may help to reduce the growing incidence and severity of myopia throughout the world, and especially in Asia.

Read more at UNSW Sydney

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