Soon after, she diagnosed him with keratoconus, a condition where the cornea thins and becomes misshapen. After consulting her colleagues, contact lens experts at UAB Eye Care prescribed Brown scleral ...

All the patients were fitted with the Clearkone (SynergEyes, Inc., Carlsbad, CA) hybrid contact lens manufactured from ... that fits onto the sclera to create an appropriate landing zone.

Preventing keratoconus is challenging due to its ... like rigid gas permeable lenses or scleral lenses, can provide a more even refractive surface over the cornea and improve vision.

We utilize soft, gas-permeable, scleral, and hybrid lens designs for all ... of eye conditions with specialized medically-necessary contact lenses. These conditions include keratoconus, diseased or ...

Technically, Keratoconus is a progressive eye ... includes the larger scleral and hybrid contact lenses that vault completely over the cornea. RGP Contact Lenses -Rigid gas permeable (RGP) provide ...

Gas-permeable lenses are often considered the gold standard for fitting keratoconus patients, with several studies showing their effectiveness and safety. [29–32] The downside of GP CL is that ...