Advanced Contact Lens Options for Unique Eyes
Not every eye can be comfortably or effectively corrected with a traditional contact lens. For patients with irregular corneas, dry eye, corneal disease, or other unique visual needs, specialty contacts can provide better vision, comfort, and eye protection. At Eye Care, we customize each lens to your individual needs.
Why Choose Specialty Contacts?
Traditional soft contact lenses work well for many patients, but they aren't the best option for every eye. A soft lens generally follows the shape of the cornea, which can make it difficult to achieve clear, stable vision when the cornea is irregular.
Specialty contacts are custom-designed to address specific vision or eye health needs. They may be considered for patients who experience:
- Blurry or fluctuating vision with soft lenses
- Poor vision despite an accurate prescription
- Significant or irregular astigmatism
- Difficulty keeping a lens centered
- Contact lens discomfort or dryness
- Limited wearing time
- Corneal irregularities
- Difficulty achieving clear vision with glasses or standard contacts
Different specialty lenses address these challenges in different ways. Some create a new optical surface over the cornea, while others are designed to improve comfort, stability, or moisture retention.
The goal is to find the lens design that best matches your eyes, vision, and lifestyle.
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Receiving your annual eye exam can help better determine if you are a good candidate for specialty lenses.
Scleral Contact Lenses
Clear Vision. Comfort. Ocular Surface Protection.
Scleral lenses are larger-diameter rigid lenses that rest on the white part of the eye, called the sclera. Rather than sitting directly on the cornea, the lens vaults over it and creates a fluid-filled reservoir between the lens and the surface of the eye.
This unique design can provide clear, stable vision while also helping protect and hydrate the ocular surface.
Scleral lenses may be helpful for:
- Keratoconus
- Irregular astigmatism
- Corneal ectasia
- Corneal scarring
- Post-surgical corneal irregularities
- Severe or chronic dry eye
- Ocular surface disease
- Other corneal conditions
What makes scleral lenses different?
Clear, stable vision
The fluid-filled space and rigid lens surface create a smooth optical surface over the cornea, which can help correct irregular vision.
Comfort
Because the lens rests on the sclera rather than directly on the cornea, many patients find scleral lenses more comfortable than smaller rigid lenses.
Moisture
The fluid reservoir beneath the lens can provide continuous moisture to the corneal surface while the lens is worn.
Stability
The larger diameter allows the lens to remain stable on the eye during blinking and everyday activities.
Have Traditional Contacts Not Worked for You?
If you've struggled with blurry vision, discomfort, dryness, or limited wearing time with traditional contact lenses, a specialty lens may provide another option.
The first step is to schedule a comprehensive eye exam at Eye Care Doctors of Optometry to explore which option may be right for your eyes.