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Rugby World Cup star gives Ortho-k a try

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World Cup winning rugby player Laura Keates has endorsed the benefits of Otho-k contact lenses after they helped her achieve 20/20 vision

KeatesWorld Cup winning rugby player Laura Keates has endorsed the benefits of Otho-k contact lenses after they helped her achieve 20/20 vision.

The short-sighted England and Worcester Ladies RFC player had grown frustrated with losing contact lenses on the pitch.

Wearing glasses was not an option for the tight end prop, but her team doctor suggested Ortho-k to correct vision during the night.

‘When I heard about the overnight correction it appealed to me so much. It seemed incredible that they would correct my vision while I sleep, leaving me free of lenses all day, but it really works, and I have 20/20 vision,’ she said.

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