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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers reported that patients with keratoconus experience less dryness with scleral lenses, but slightly ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are scleral contact lenses and who can benefit from them? Are they more expensive than regular contact lenses? Scleral lenses differ from other contact lenses in several ways.

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - Sep 14, 2016) - Optovue, the global leader in the development of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA), introduced Vault Mapping for all iSeries ...

Original Medicare coverage does not include vision care, such as regular contact lenses and scleral lenses. Medicare may cover scleral lenses if a doctor deems them medically necessary to treat vision ...