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 ikon44
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ortho k
Oct 07, 2005 13:43:56 there has been a bit of press about this and a few patients are asking about it,any body started fitting these lenses yet ? |
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nicola
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RE: ortho k
Oct 07, 2005 16:31:31 Yes brilliant, you need a topographer though and thats expensive. |
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michel le curie
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RE: ortho k
Oct 07, 2005 20:45:49 check my posting on collagen pen for presbyopia |
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dburns
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RE: ortho k
Oct 09, 2005 18:58:54 how's your emmetropia, nicola? |
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xxx
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RE: ortho k
Oct 09, 2005 22:18:51 Definition of Ortho K - money spinner for optoms with not enough sight tests to do - (along with colorimetry etc) |
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nicola
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RE: ortho k
Oct 10, 2005 12:42:46 dburns,
Im doing very well and all my patients are doing well too, not had a drop out yet! Only one kid who couldnt get them in and out a gave up! How are you getting on?
XXX,
Its very rewarding seeing all these delighted patients, and as far as i am concerned the more variation in my day the better doing eye examination after eye examination is very dull! Add some excitement to your working day do orthoK! |
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ikon44
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RE: ortho k
Oct 10, 2005 13:47:19 nicola said: Im doing very well and all my patients are doing well too, not had a drop out yet! Only one kid who couldnt get them in and out a gave up!
what do you charge for ortho K ? |
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nicola
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RE: ortho k
Oct 10, 2005 15:51:10 If they are a new patient to the practice then they have a full eye exam first. Then £150 for the initial fitting which includes topography, lens ordering, an appointment for lens fitting teach, then a follow up the next morning and an appointment in 3/7 days. The next apointment in 1/12 is chraged for at £46 and at this point if everything is ok they pay for the lenses. We don't have a direct debit scheme and i know most places that do charge £150 initial fit fee followed by £40 a month. I think it all works out about the same?
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ikon44
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RE: ortho k
Oct 10, 2005 19:21:23 thank you nicola. |
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jonesal2
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RE: ortho k
Oct 10, 2005 22:13:45 What topographers are people using?
I would like a slit lamp mountable one if poss |
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nicola
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RE: ortho k
Oct 11, 2005 11:36:02 Slit lamp mountable ones are the keratron from No7. The Medmont is the one all the research scientists use (i think because it was the only readily avaliable topographer when they started research) Both medmont and keratron are basically the same cone type topographer and can both be linked to software easily, but medmont is stand alone with separate PC etc. Keratron can also be hand held and is really good. The topcon is a bowl type and this is in my opinion not as good, as the image you can get is smaller and it does not link directly to any software yet! This is only my opininon however! get No7 / medmont to lend you one and try it. |