Scleral contact lenses for keratoconus and irregular corneas | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Scleralcontactsarelarge-diametergaspermeablecontactlensesspeciallydesignedtovaultovertheentirecornealsurfaceandrestonthewhiteofthe ...

If youve been told in the past that you cannot wear contact lenses[4] because of an irregular cornea[5] or other problems, you may want to get a second opinion and ask your eye doctor[6] about scleral contact lenses.

Scleral contacts are large-diameter gas permeable contact lenses[7] specially designed to vault over the entire corneal surface and rest on the "white" of the eye (sclera)[8]. In doing so, scleral lenses functionally replace the irregular cornea with a perfectly smooth optical surface to correct vision problems caused by keratoconus[9] and other corneal irregularities.

Also, the space between the cornea and the back surface of a ...