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Dr. Thomas J. Weshefsky

"As a Doctor of Optometry, part of my commitment to my patients is ongoing professional education.  As technology and the world around us changes, I have to keep up-to-date, because I am committed to providing the best care possible for your eyes."...

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Controlling Nearsightedness in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Dr. Thomas Weshefsky provides patients the opportunity for vision correction without surgery. Using the Gentle Vision Shaping System or Orthokeratology, adults and children have achieved perfect vision during the day without the need for glasses o contact lenses.

Our practices combination of excellence, knowledge, personal care, and commitment has helped us become a leader in specialty contact lens services.

Utilizing advanced diagnostic tools to compile digital records of your eye shape, structure, and unique qualities, Dr. Thomas Weshefsky will create a custom vision solution for you — even if you have astigmatism or high myopia.

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Specialty and Hard to Fit Contact Lenses

Myrtle Beach – Conway – Socastee

Dr. Thomas Weshefsky, the optometrist at Carolina Forest Family Eyecare in Myrtle Beach, is a specialist with many years of experience in custom and hard to fit contact lenses for patients with complex vision conditions. Our practice has the expertise, and the time to fit patients properly for their hard to fit and specialty contact lens needs. Our convenient location lets us also provide specialty lenses to customers from Conway and Socastee.

Carolina Forest Family Eyecare stocks thousands contact lens prescriptions in our clinic, and can service your contact lens needs quickly and professionally. Our optometrist and staff are trained to handle your precise eyecare and contact lens needs. Feel free to contact Carolina Forest Family Eyecare and have your questions answered professionally and courteously.

Contact Lenses for the “Hard-to-Fit” Patient

Not everyone is an ideal candidate for contact lenses.

But “difficult” doesn’t mean impossible. Often, people with these conditions can wear contacts quite successfully. Let’s take a closer look at each situation – and possible contact lens solutions.

Carolina Forest Family Eyecare's Myopia Management Center

Myopia Control

Modern eye health research concludes that nearsightedness is a major cause of cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Controlling nearsightedness in children has proven to effectively slow or stop the progression of worsening vision as well as help children excel in school and extracurricular activities.

Want to learn more about Myopia Management? Speak to one of our staff at Carolina Forest Family Eyecare in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Orthokeratology

The GP lenses for ortho-k are applied at bedtime and worn overnight. While you sleep, the lenses gently reshape the front surface of your eye (the cornea) to correct your vision, so you can see clearly without glasses or contact lenses when you're awake.

Want to learn more about Orthokeratology? Speak to one of our staff at Carolina Forest Family Eyecare in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Contact lenses after Corrective Eye Surgery

More than one million Americans each year have LASIK surgery to correct their eyesight. Sometimes, vision problems remain after surgery that can’t be corrected with eyeglasses or a second surgical procedure. In these cases, gas permeable contact lenses can often restore visual acuity and eliminate problems like glare and halos at night.

GP lenses are also used to correct vision problems after corneal transplant surgery, including irregular astigmatism that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses.

GP lenses prescribed after LASIK and corneal transplants sometimes have a special design called a “reverse geometry” design to better conform to the altered shape of the cornea. The back surface of these lenses is flatter in the center and steeper in the periphery. (This is the opposite of a normal GP lens design, which is steeper in the center and flattens in the periphery.)

Orthokeratology

Contact lenses for giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC)

Giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC) is an inflammatory reaction on the inner surface of the eyelids. One cause of GPC is protein deposits on soft contact lenses. (These deposits are from components of your tear film that stick to your lenses and become chemically altered.)

Usually, changing to a one-day disposable soft lens will solve this problem, since you just throw these lenses away at the end of the day before protein deposits can accumulate on them. Gas permeable lenses are also often a good solution, as protein deposits don’t adhere as easily to GP lenses, and lens deposits on GP lenses are more easily removed with daily cleaning.

In some cases of GPC, a medicated eye drop may be required to reduce the inflammation before you can resume wearing contact lenses.

Orthokeratology

Contact lenses for Keratoconus

Keratoconus is a relatively uncommon eye condition where the cornea becomes thinner and bulges forward. The term “keratoconus” comes from the Greek terms for cornea (“kerato”) and cone-shaped (“conus”). The exact cause of keratoconus remains unknown, but it appears that oxidative damage from free radicals plays a role.

Gas permeable contact lenses are the treatment option of choice for mild and moderate keratoconus. Because they are rigid, GP lenses can help contain the shape of the cornea to prevent further bulging of the cornea. They also can correct vision problems caused by keratoconus that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses or soft contacts.

In some cases, a soft contact lens is worn under the GP lens for greater comfort. This technique is called “piggybacking.” Another option for some patients is a hybrid contact lens that has a GP center, surrounded by a soft “skirt”.

Specialty Contact Lenses for Common Eye Conditions

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Contact lenses for astigmatism

Astigmatism is a very common condition where the curvature of the front of the eye isn’t round, but is instead shaped more like a football or an egg. This means one curve is steeper or flatter than the curve 90 degrees away. Astigmatism won’t keep you from wearing contact lenses – it just means you need a different kind of lens.

Lenses specially designed to correct astigmatism are called “toric” lenses. Most toric lenses are soft lenses. Toric soft lenses have different corrective powers in different lens meridians, and design elements to keep the lens from rotating on the eye (so the varying corrective powers are aligned properly in front of the different meridians of the cornea).

In some cases, toric soft lenses may rotate too much on the eye, causing blur. If this happens, different brands that have different anti-rotation designs can be tried. If soft lens rotation continues to be a problem, gas permeable (GP) lenses (with or without a toric design) can also correct astigmatism.

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Contact lenses for Dry Eyes

Dry eyes can make contact lens wear difficult and cause a number of symptoms, including:

  • a gritty, dry feeling
  • feeling as if something is in your eye
  • a burning sensation
  • eye redness (especially later in the day)
  • blurred vision

If you have dry eyes, the first step is to treat the condition. This can be done a number of ways, including artificial tears, medicated eye drops, nutritional supplements, and a doctor-performed procedure called punctal occlusion to close ducts in your eyelids that drain tears away from your eyes.

Once the dry eye condition is treated and symptoms are reduced or eliminated, contact lenses can be tried. Certain soft contact lens materials work better than others for dry eyes. Also, gas permeable lenses or even scleral lenses are used for patients with chronic dry eye symptoms.

Orthokeratology

Presbyopia is the normal loss of focusing ability up close when you reach your 40s.

Today, there are many designs of bifocal and multifocal contact lenses to correct presbyopia. Another option for presbyopia is monovision. This is wearing a contact lens in one eye for distance vision and a lens in the other eye that has a modified power for near vision.

During your contact lens fitting we can help you decide whether bifocal/multifocal contact lenses or monovision is best for you.

Getting Fitted with Hard to Fit Contact Lenses in Myrtle Beach

Fitting contact lenses to correct or treat any of the above conditions will generally take much more time than a regular contact lens fitting. These hard to fit contact lens cases usually require a series of office visits and multiple pairs of trial lenses before the final contact lens prescription can be determined. Also, the lenses required for these conditions are usually more costly than regular soft contact lenses. Therefore, fees for these fittings are higher than fees for regular contact lens fittings. Call our office in Myrtle Beach for more details.

Find out if you can wear contact lenses

If you are interested in wearing contact lenses, call our Myrtle Beach office (near Socastee and Conway) to schedule a consultation. Even if you’ve been told you’re not a good candidate for contacts because you have one of the above conditions or for some other reason, we may be able to help you wear contact lenses safely and successfully.

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Your Best Choice for Specialty Contact Lenses & Orthokeratology in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

  • Keratoconus describes a condition in which the corneal structure isn’t strong enough to maintain a healthy ball shape. As a result, the cornea bulges outward into more of a cone.
  • People with various corneal conditions can see clearly once again by wearing scleral lenses. Those who couldn’t wear contact lenses due to eye conditions or discomfort are able to correct their vision safely & successfully.
  • As a child quickly develops and the myopia rapidly progresses, the child is at a higher risk of developing dangerous eye diseases later in life, such as retinal detachment, macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataracts. Learn how myopia management can help.