Orthokeratology in Malaysia!!
Finally! I’ve finally found someone who might be able to help me here in Kuala Lumpur! I went to see the lady optometrist just now. I’m so glad that she can really make a pair of Reverse Geometry RGP contact lens for me. Now if you don’t know yet, we (after LASIK patients) for most cases, cannot wear normal conventional contact lens. This is simply because our cornea has been flattened. Due to this, post LASIK patients with refractive error AND after LASIK complications like seeing haloes, glare, starburst, double vision will have to opt for a special kind of semi hard lens called ‘REVERSE GEOMETRY’ RGP lens. This is the only non-surgical method that we can try in order to reduce or eliminated the after LASIK problems.
Okay, back to my story… I reached there at about 7pm. I followed the lady optometrist, Miss Low into a room and have my eyesight checked. When I looked at the Snellen Chart (without glasses) , I can only manage to make out the top 3 rows which is 20/70 vision. With corrected vision, my vision acuity is 20/30. The room is quite dim, therefore, I noticed glare, and halo around the back-lit Snellen Chart. And it was obvious that there were vertical shadows around the alphabets that I’m looking at.
I told her about my case, and she told me that I could try Reverse Geometry RGP lenses. Since she practices Orthokeratology, she will know how to do it because Orthokeratology lens IS Reverse geometry lens. I can’t tell how happy I was to hear that at that time. But one piece of that lens will cost me 750 Singapore dollar. Which is equivalent to RM3400 (almost 1000USD) per pair! Now that’s hell a lot of money for 2 pieces of tiny transparent plastic. Well, I think it’s still cheaper for me to get it done here than traveling all the way to Singapore. Anyway, I don’t really have a choice do I? - www.afterlasik.com