About

My Story

It all started when I received a grant from Athabasca University while studying for my post-master’s over a decade ago. I was seeking to find a connection between the development of the eye and correcting myopia. The result was the publication of two research papers with Elsevier.

I continued the research at the University of Liverpool and recently completed my research doctorate. It took almost 10 years because, during that time, I had to complete two monographs and a research paper with the University of Trent.

I improved the features of an existing therapeutic contact lens on the market called Ortho K. Instead of wearing them all night, you only wear it for 2 minutes a week to start. An Ortho C lens is not as flat as an Ortho K lens. Therefore, the cornea remains unchanged to allow a constant draw.

An Ortho C lens attends to the whole eye by drawing on the cornea, whereas an Ortho K lens attempts to flatten the cornea by pressing against it. It is the slight draw of the lens that reinstates the synchronization of the crystalline lens and the eyeball before a distant object comes into focus.

Another major difference is that the goal is to wean off the lenses. Once synchronization takes place, it reinstates the developmental process. It is mainly the development of the eye of children that contributes to the treatment (Yee, 2024). With adults, it is the restored post-developmental process of the eye that contributes to the treatment (Yee, 2020).