Is CRT Permanent?
No. It’s temporary. If you stop wearing the lenses regularly while you sleep, your vision will return to its original state in as little as 72 hours.
Can everyone wear CRT?
This lens is designed for individuals with low to moderate nearsightedness (up to –6.00 diopters) with or without astigmatism (up to –1.75 diopters). The maximum treatment for any given eye is dependent on several patient dependent features. Our doctors can assess your eyes and give you an idea what to expect. At this time, hyperopia (farsightedness) is not correctable with CRT.
What do I do to see adequately in the period of time between when I start CRT and when I achieve full treatment?
It’s important to understand that for a time after you have begun treatment, but before sufficient treatment is achieved, your old glasses or contacts will no longer be the appropriate prescription. It may involve wearing your CRT lenses for part of the day or some use of temporary soft lenses in different prescriptions as an option. Our doctors will discuss your options for visual correction during that transitional period of time.
Are there any risks involved with wearing Paragon CRT?
There is a small risk involved when any contact lens is worn. The risk between regular wear contacts lenses and CRT is similar – the risk is low with proper care for the lenses. There were no serious adverse events reported in the CRT FDA clinical studies.
Can I see with my CRT lenses in?
Yes. One of the great features of the CRT lens is that if you have to get up in the middle of the night, you will be able to see where you are going. Or, if during the initial treatment phase, you find you need some form of vision correction, you can wear your CRT lenses and see clearly.
How often will I have to replace my CRT lenses?
Generally speaking the CRT lenses will have to be replaced once a year. However, depending on factors such as protein build-up, how well the lenses are taken care of, etc., the lenses may have to be replaced more frequently.
Is Corneal Refractive Therapy painful?
The therapy is not painful. Initially, you may have a slight awareness of the therapeutic lens. You will not feel the lenses when you sleep and there is no sense of physical corneal change…. just visual improvement when the lenses are removed.
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