The Role of Scleral Lenses in the Management of Eye Disease
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Ophthalmology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2025 | Viewed by 1197
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The popularity and availability of scleral lenses for the treatment of corneal disease have expanded remarkably over the past 20 years. Patients who formerly faced surgery as the only option for corneal disease can now put off the “inevitable” through the improved visual correction of scleral lenses. Other patients who faced vision loss or significant disruption to their quality of life due to an exposed cornea can now regain functional vision and ocular comfort through the use of scleral lenses. Corneas that could no longer tolerate other lens modalities have found renewed hope with scleral lenses. New technologies have also been developed to enhance the fitting of scleral lenses; ocular surface topographers and correction of higher-order aberrations are expanding the possibilities with this lens design. This Special Issue focused on scleral lenses aims to promote a greater understanding of the role scleral lenses can play in eye care and hopes to examine new designs and new research that helps to improve the lens fitting and wearing experience.
Dr. Cherie B. Nau
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- scleral lenses
- corneal irregularity
- corneal disease
- dry eye disease
- irregular astigmatism
- keratoconus
- meibomian gland dysfunction
- midday fogging
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