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 ...

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.

While they’re not for everyone, scleral lenses can be an excellent way to help your eyes retain moisture. Unlike standard contact lenses, scleral contact lenses fit over the sclera, sometimes known as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a joint society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ...