If you have steered clear of contact lenses in the past or struggled with dry eye disease, scleral lenses may be the answer. You're not alone if you haven’t heard of these specialized lenses. Scleral ...

Large-diameter scleral lenses settle into conjunctival tissue and may also compress deeper structures that produce resistance to aqueous humor outflow. Perspective from Blair Lonsberry, OD, FAAO ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Using rigid gas-permeable scleral contact ...

About this time last year, Kristina Metcalfe was looking to adopt a guide dog and was preparing for a life of blindness. But a doctor in Boston and a little-known contact lens allowed the 28-year-old ...

People suffering from extreme cases of dry eyes can now be prescribed new, innovative wide-diameter contact lenses by an optometrist. Conventional rigid contact lenses are roughly 9 millimeters in ...

(Medical Xpress)—A UC Davis Health System Eye Center study found that scleral lenses, which rest beyond the limits of the cornea and cover the white part of the eye (sclera), were a good alternative ...

Scleral contact lenses are specialised devices designed to vault over the cornea and rest on the sclera, creating a fluid reservoir that promotes hydration of the ocular surface. Widely used for ...

At one time, extreme dry eye disease and blurred vision affected Laura Well’s quality of life. Now the UAB Eye Care patient has gotten relief with the help of scleral lenses. “I am truly grateful for ...

Innovative wide-diameter "scleral" contact lenses can be used to treat extreme cases of dry eyes. Conventional rigid contact lenses are roughly 9 millimeters in diameter and lie on the cornea - the ...

Purpose To describe the use of overnight wear scleral contact lenses (Scl CLs). The authors describe 7 patients using this modality of contact lens wear. Most of the lenses were made from highly ...