During a recent eye exam, I was discussing options with the doctor for intraoccular lenses, and he told me I'd need a stable prescription for a year to qualify. I asked him what if my prescription never stabalised, and he told me there is a condition (I can't remember the name) where the eye continues to get worse and worse. He said there's a procedure for it where plastic is put on the cornea to reshape it? Presumably stopping the increasing myopia. I'm very confused about what he meant. I know there's a procedure for small myopes with a contact lens which cures myopia, but my prescription is severe and he knows it. Could he have meant this or something else? Does anyone know the name for the condition we discussed?

OrthoKeratology (Ortho K ) :

Ortho-K is a non-surgical process which reshapes (flattens) the cornea of the eye using contact lenses to reduce refractive errors. Accelerated Ortho-K uses reverse geometry contact lenses. Flattening the cornea reduces the focusing power of the eye. If the amount of corneal flattening is accurately controlled, it is possible to bring the eye into correct focus and compensate for myopia (nearsightedness). After the contact lens is removed, the cornea retains its flattened shape for part or all of the remainder of the day. A retainer lens must be used each day to maintain the corneal flattening, or the myopia will revert to the pre-treatment level. RGP (Rigid Gas Permermable) Lenses are used so as to provide Oxygen to the cornea. Only Optomertists who specialize in contact lenses have experience in this type of treatment.

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That's what I meant about contact lenses which correct, but only for mild myopia. And from what he was saying, it soudned like he meant the procedure would halt the myopia on a more permenant basis so as to commence with the IOL surgery.

How about a ICR :

A method for refractive correction of the eye in order to improve the vision of the eye while not adversely affecting its natural asphericity is described. The method involves determining the amount of correction necessary, selecting an intrastromal corneal ring (ICR) of appropriate thickness to obtain the necessary correction from a selection of ICRs of varying thickness, and inserting the ICR into the corneal stroma. The method may be useful for the correction of mypoia and excessive astigmatism.

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I'm not sure. I did think that might be it, but according to most websites, my eye prescription is way above what qualifies. But then I found some other sites which suggest they are done up to my prescription, just off-record. I even found reports of 3 yr old children with the same prescription as me (-14) having IOLs fitted.

Looks like it time to fine a eye doc who just specializes IOLs, ICLs and P-IOLs.

The Visian Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL - it is not an implantable contact lens) and the Verisyse-Artisan are both phakic intraocular lenses (P-IOL). A P-IOL is a "helper" artificial lens implanted inside the eye to reduce refractive error. P-IOLs are an alternative to conventional or wavefront Lasik, All-Laser Lasik, PRK, LASEK, and Epi-Lasik for patients with very high myopic.

P-IOLs are approved by the FDA to fully correct up to 15.00 diopters (D) of myopia. People with more than 15.00 D of myopia may use a P-IOL to reduce their refractive error, but will not achieve full correction.

Good luck in your search.

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My daughter has -21/-20 she is only 15 and has history of retinal detatchmentwhen she was 7.
Doctor says not to go for any refractory surgery. Any openions. Any one faced similar situstion.