Abstract | BACKGROUND: Scleral contact lenses provide unique therapeutic and vision rehabilitative properties that overcome the therapeutic gaps encountered with conventional contact lens therapies. CASE REPORTS: CONCLUSION: The availability of new and diverse materials--in particular, the use of highly oxygen-permeable materials for scleral contact lenses--has allowed reevaluation of the clinical role of scleral lenses in the management of irregular corneal surface disorders and ocular surface disease.
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Authors | J M Cotter, P Rosenthal |
Journal | Journal of the American Optometric Association
(J Am Optom Assoc)
Vol. 69
Issue 1
Pg. 33-40
(Jan 1998)
ISSN: 0003-0244 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9479934
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Contact Lenses
- Corneal Diseases
(therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymethyl Methacrylate
- Sclera
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