Yasmina Kattou, edited by Alexandre Dalifard / Photo credits: BURGER / PHANIE / PHANIE VIA AFP
modified to
8:52 a.m., November 22, 2023
In France, more than 4 in 10 people are affected by myopia, a vision disorder which results in blurred vision at a distance. This is twice as much as 10 years ago and yet there are tools to slow down this deterioration of vision, in particular thanks to orthokeratology.
If you see blurry from a distance even though you don’t have your glasses, it means that you are one of the 40% of French people affected by myopia. This figure is increasing since it is twice as much as ten years ago. However, there are tools to slow down this deterioration of vision, in particular thanks to orthokeratology.
Prevent myopia from increasing
These are rigid lenses to wear every night. They are tailor-made for each eye and allow the eyes to keep a very particular shape, explains ophthalmologist Jean-Philippe Colliot. “These lenses create an imprint on the eye. And this imprint lasts between 24 and 36 hours, which allows the eye to avoid lengthening and therefore myopia from increasing. That is to say say that you really have to put them on every night so that the shape of the eye remains the same”, insists the specialist at the microphone of Europe 1.
When you wake up, vision is clear and completely corrected. A small revolution in the daily life of Noé, 13 years old. “It’s practical because I play tennis without wearing glasses. I think it’s good because during the day I can see without wearing glasses,” he rejoices. No more problems with broken glasses frames during tennis matches. Noah’s myopia stabilized when it should have deteriorated at the time of puberty. Rigid lenses are especially recommended for children but can also be worn by adults with no age limit.