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Back to school | ditch the glasses?

If your kid’s all about sports but those specs are holding them back, there’s a game-changer to consider – night lenses! These little wonders give your child perfect daytime vision without the need for glasses or contact lenses. It’s the latest buzz, and it’s all about letting them enjoy sports without dealing with sports goggles, seeing the game crystal clear, and not worrying about mud-splattered glasses or broken specs. Plus, they can even open their eyes underwater and see clearly without prescription goggles. How good is that?

Wait, no more glasses or daytime lenses? Really?

You bet! It’s all thanks to something called Orthokeratology, or Ortho-K for short. Here’s the deal: you pop these lenses in at bedtime, hit the hay, and while you’re catching those Z’s, your eye’s outer cells do their thing. The night lens acts like a mold, gently shaping your eye into the right form for perfect vision. Wake up, take out the lens, and you’re good to go, seeing clearly without glasses or daytime lenses. Do it every night (because your outer eye cells shed), just like brushing your teeth or your daily lenses routine.

Is it safe? Yep, absolutely! It’s not a permanent fix; the effect lasts about 48 hours before your eye resets. And it’s not some new, unproven thing – it’s been around for 20 years, but recent innovations have made it even better. And just so you know, I’m a real person, not some marketing bot, writing this.

Bonus: These lenses are also kind to the environment – only two small lenses per year versus a pair of broken glasses or 730 daily lenses clogging up the sewer or landfill. Tut tut!

Sounds great, right? Let’s meet some teenagers whose lives have been transformed:

• CLICK HERE to meet Oisin, the 17-year-old rugby champ.
• CLICK HERE to meet 16-year-old Benjamin, a surfer and web designer (my son – #prouddad!)
• CLICK HERE to meet 14-year-old Ben, a rugby and running enthusiast, and his mum.
• CLICK HERE to meet Annabel, now 19, who’s been using them since she was 11.
• Kids under 10? CLICK HERE to meet the brothers and their folks who started them at 5 and 7.
• Bonus: Catriona Morrison, a world champion Duathlete and triathlete/ironman – CLICK HERE to find out how night lenses changed her life.

Show me someone seeing for the first time

If you’ve got 30 seconds, hit that play button below. Watch Jess’s eyes light up when she takes her lenses out for the first time. It’s seriously cool – and it proves that yes, these lenses really work!

Check out this quick animation, it’ll take just over a minute. Make sure your sound is on.

• What are night lenses? (a more detailed section)
• Why choose night lenses?
• Comparison table: night lenses vs. day lenses vs. glasses vs. laser surgery
• Night lens stories: Hear from a world champion, a surgeon, parents, kids, and watersports fanatics.

Now, for the parents out there, here’s an IMPORTANT NOTE: Night lenses can also help control Myopia (short-sightedness).

I was heartbroken when I found out my son had ‘Myopia,’ which the optician casually called ‘short sight.’ We didn’t think much of it and gave him glasses. But here’s the deal: ‘Myopia’ is the medical term, and it’s linked to future eye issues, but it can be controlled and stabilized. My son, now 16, is stable. If we hadn’t switched to night lenses and avoided glasses or daytime lenses, he wouldn’t have been able to read the eye chart at 40, let alone the top line! But now, he can read a couple of lines down. If we’d started him on night lenses five years earlier, he would have been stable around -2.00D and had vision just above the legal driving limit. My advice to other parents? Start early.

Visit www.myopiacontrolawareness.org to learn more. It’s a simple site for parents to understand this crucial aspect of their child’s vision.

This all sounds fantastic! How do I find a fitting expert near me?
Easy peasy! Just chat with your optician about night lenses. Or, you can CLICK HERE to find the nearest fitter on Google Maps. Pop in your postcode, and you’re good to go!

Join the #nightlensrevolution

If you know other parents with sporty kids or young adults who are held back by glasses, do them a solid and share this info. Let’s spread the word about #nightlenses!