Specialty & Hard-to-Fit Scleral Lenses For Eye Conditions
The cornea, which is the clear tissue on the eye’s outermost surface (covering the pupil and the iris), bends and focuses light going into the eyes. However, for those with irregularly-shaped corneas, the light entering the eye is not properly focused — which results in distorted vision.
Thankfully, scleral lenses offer excellent vision and comfort for those with corneal irregularities, due to their large shape, unique features and customized fit.
SCLERAL LENSES FOR KERATOCONUS
Keratoconus (keh-rah-toe-cone-us) is an eye disorder in which the round dome-shaped cornea progressively thins, causing a cone-like bulge to develop.
Because patients with keratoconus have irregular, cone-shaped corneas, glasses cannot be used to properly correct vision. The ideal solution, therefore, are scleral contact lenses. They sit on the sclera without touching the cornea, while providing sharpness, clarity and comfort.
Scleral lenses for myopia control
What is Progressive Myopia?
Adults and children that are nearsighted and continue to get worse year after year run the risk of ending up with Progressive Myopia. This creates difficulty seeing objects clearly from a distance because their corneas are usually slightly longer than normal from front to back. This common condition is often genetic, but studies also link the recent surge in cases to the increased use of handheld electronic devices.
Individuals 6 and older can benefit from wearing Corneal Reshaping Lenses at night while sleeping. This allows people to be glasses or contact free during the day! No surgery is needed. Just a “fancy” contact lens that reshapes your eye, similar to how braces work on teeth. Using this treatment could keep children from falling behind in school, experiencing eyestrain and headaches, or face more serious future risks, such as retinal detachment, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and blindness.
Scleral Lenses for Dry Eye
People suffering from severe dry eye can find therapeutic benefits from transitioning to custom designed scleral lenses. Scleral lenses tackle three factors simultaneously: they provide vision correction, they protect the eye, and they serve a therapeutic purpose by lubricating the eye.
Scleral lenses also decrease pain, discomfort, eye redness and itchiness in those with dry eyes.
Scleral Contact for Extreme Astigmatism
Astigmatism is a refractive error caused by irregular corneal curvature, resulting in blurred and distorted vision. Scleral lenses offer exceptional vision correction in patients with astigmatism, whether by birth, following post-refractive surgery, or due to other corneal procedures. The lenses improve visual acuity and comfort while keeping eyes hydrated all day long.