Seeing the World Through Rose Colored…Contacts?!

Although not rose colored at all, the new Rose K™ contact lens is a welcomed advance in the treatment of Keratoconus.

Picture viewing the world as if you’re looking through a car windshield in a driving rainstorm – that’s how uncorrected vision looks to people with advanced Keratoconus. Keratoconus is characterized by a gradual thinning of the cornea, which alters its normal round shape to that of a cone. This bulging can severely affect a person’s ability to read, watch TV and see clearly enough to drive.

Keratoconus is generally diagnosed in young people around the age of puberty but can also be first diagnosed in people in their 40s and 50s. It initially presents as slightly blurred, distorted vision with a sensitivity to light and glare. It is a condition that progresses slowly and can, in the beginning stages, be easily corrected with glasses. As the condition advances, gas permeable (GP) contact lenses are often the best method to correct vision.

The complex geometry of the Rose K™ lens allows it to act in concert with the conical shape of the cornea throughout most stages of Keratoconus. As a result, the Rose K™ lens offers better comfort and optimum visual acuity. Its “breathable” material allows oxygen to flow directly through to the cornea proving excellent health to the eye. Rose K™ lenses can be custom fit by our Director of Contact Lens Services, Phyllis Rakow, to suit the varying levels of myopia and astigmatism in each eye.