NIGHT LENSES are custom fit contact lenses that you pop in at bedtime

Your sight is corrected naturally while you sleep, wake to perfect 20/20 vision, remove, have a normal day without needing daytime lenses, glasses or laser surgery. The effect lasts for 24 hours so repeat every night as part of your routine like brushing your teeth. And yes, they can also stabilise Myopia (short sight) in children, which is linked to long term eye disease. It’s the ‘sounds too good to be true’ innovation that everyone is talking about. Join the #nightlenses revolution…

How do nightlenses Work?

The process is called Orthokeratology, so medically these are known as ‘Ortho-K’ lenses. Myopia (short sight) makes the eye more like an oval rugby ball, not a round ball. So the light focuses in the wrong place, causing blur. Every night your cornea (outer layer of your eyeball) naturally sheds it’s outer layer of cells. While you sleep the new cells form into the mould of your custom fit night lens, creating a ‘round’ eye that focuses perfectly. Remove the lenses in the morning to clear sight. No need for glasses, daytime lenses or laser eye surgery. The process is harmless and reverses every night – simply repeat every night as part of your routine just as you would with daytime lenses.

Who’s suitable to wear Night Lenses?

At Arbuthnot’s we have extensive experience of fitting orthokeratology and more recently Night Lenses. Ted Arbuthnot was a pioneer and early adopter of this method of vision correction in the mid 1990s and a founding member of the British Orthokeratology Society as well as the European version. We were the first practice in Wales to have a topographer (the clever bit of kit we use to map the curvature of the front of the eye). Ted’s experience has been passed on over the years to colleagues.

Unfortunately not all prescriptions are suitable for Night Lenses. Low to medium levels of short sightedness (approximately up to -5.00DS) with low levels of astigmatism are best. If you are not a currently a patient of ours, you are welcome to send us your prescription and we can advise if you would be suitable for a fitting. Night Lenses and the fitting process are not covered by the NHS. There is a charge for the fitting and then a monthly direct debit with annual replacement of the lenses. Please call us on 01446735551 for more information.