Will my child feel the lenses while falling asleep?

Often a little, the first nights — awareness fades fast, and eyes are closed for nearly all wear time anyway.

What if a lens comes out during sleep?

It happens rarely; we teach you what to check and simply reinsert the next night. Vision that morning may be partway, and that’s expected.

How soon will mornings be clear?

Many children notice meaningful improvement quickly, with vision stabilizing over subsequent nights as the effect builds.

Yes, when the lenses are properly fitted, cleaned and checked. They are usually worn while sleeping, and overnight lens wear carries a risk of serious eye infection, so we train every family on the routine and schedule close follow-ups.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brandon Cohenmehr, OD Last reviewed October 27, 2026

Your Child’s First Ortho-K Night

Families build the first Ortho-K night up in their heads. In practice: lenses go in at bedtime, your child sleeps, lenses come out in the morning — and we see you shortly after to confirm the eye is happy and the map is moving the right way.

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A bedside table with a lens case and saline

Before: Training visit — insert, remove, clean
The night: Lenses in at bedtime, then sleep
Next morning: The first-morning check, critical
After: Routine nights, scheduled follow-ups

Hour by hour

From training chair to first morning.

01
The training visit
Your child practices insertion and removal with our optometrists in Los Angeles until it’s boring, and parents learn the backup moves and the cleaning routine.
02
Bedtime
Wash hands, fill, insert, lights out. Some awareness of the lenses early on is normal; most kids adapt quickly and sleep normally.
03
First morning
Lenses out, case cleaned, and into the office for the first-morning check, where we confirm the eye is healthy and the fit is doing its work.
04
The new normal
Nightly wear, periodic checks, and daytime vision that keeps surprising people. Call us whenever something feels off: pain, redness or light sensitivity means lenses out and a call to us right away, or an emergency room when we’re closed.

The special price covers the journey, not just the lenses: $1,500 total for Ortho-K includes the follow-up visits that make it safe.

House rules

Three rules we teach every family.

Clean hands, clean case and fresh solution, every single night
No tap water near lenses, ever
Discomfort, redness or light sensitivity: lenses out, call 310-828-2010

Call with any question

Common questions

First Ortho-K night, answered.

Anything else, call the office at 310-828-2010.

Often a little, the first nights — awareness fades fast, and eyes are closed for nearly all wear time anyway.
It happens rarely; we teach you what to check and simply reinsert the next night. Vision that morning may be partway, and that’s expected.
Many children notice meaningful improvement quickly, with vision stabilizing over subsequent nights as the effect builds.
Yes, when the lenses are properly fitted, cleaned and checked. They are usually worn while sleeping, and overnight lens wear carries a risk of serious eye infection, so we train every family on the routine and schedule close follow-ups.