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Scleral Contact Lenses for Keratoconus Treatment

Scleral Contact lens for Keratoconus Treatment

Scleral contact lenses are the keratoconus’ specialists most effective keratoconus treatment.

What is a Scleral Contact Lens?

Scleral contact lenses rest on the sclera, the white part of the eye, and vault over the cornea. Scleral contacts distribute their weight on the less sensitive sclera which makes them much more comfortable than other lenses. The vision with a scleral contact lens is also more stable than the visual acuity experienced with a gas permeable lens. In the video below Dr. Richard Driscoll, the keratoconus specialist at Total Eye Care discusses keratoconus treatment with scleral contact lenses.

Medically Necessary Contact Lenses

Many vision plans consider the treatment of keratoconus with contact lenses as medically necessary and often provide coverage. Some vision plans also call this type of coverage visually necessary contact lenses. Numerous conditions are considered covered under this provision such as:

  • Dry Eye Syndrome
  • Keratoconus
  • Pellucid Marginal Degeneration
  • High Astigmatism
  • High Refractive Error (usually about 10.00D of correction)
  • Irregular Astigmatism
  • Post Refractive Surgery
  • Post Corneal Transplant

Personalized Keratoconus Treatment Consultation

Total Eye Care offers free consultations to help patients decide which keratoconus treatment may be best for them. You can schedule a free keratoconus consultation with Dr. Driscoll by calling us at 817.416.0333. You can also schedule it online at any time.

Keratoconus Treatment Resources

We have curated some resources on keratoconus we feel every patient with keratoconus will find helpful.

Overview of Keratoconus – KeratoconusDoctors.com

What is Keratoconus, How is it Diagnosed and Treated – TotalEyeCare.com

Keratoconus Treatment Options – KeratoconusDoctors.com

Scleral Contact lenses Insertion and Removal Video – The Eye Doc Blog

Great Video of The Last Shuttle Flight STS-135 Put to the Music of “What Kind of a World do You Want”

Love the video and love this song. Check it out and make sure you watch it in HD, full screen………. enjoy

Total Eye Care has a YouTube Channel

Total Eye Care’s YouTube Channel is up check it out and let us know what you think.

Importance of Protective Eyewear During the Summer

Here is a video on the importance of protective eyewear during the summer as well as seeking regular eye care throughout the year.

How are Soft Contact Lenses Made?

Have you ever wondered how soft contact lenses are made?  We found this Discovery Channel video from the show How Do they do it? showing how custom soft contact lenses are made.  

Cool Optical Illusion

I like optical illusions. Here is a video of one that gives the illusion of movement using paper and a clear overlay.

Good Video about the Optomap Technology from WFAA TV

WFAA TV in Dallas produced a good video on the optomap® Retinal Exam technology.  WordPress won’t allow it to be embedded here, however I’ve added it to the  optomap® page on the Total Eye Care Website.  An  optomap® video from the TV show The Doctors can also be found there.

How to Insert, Remove and Take Care of Soft Contact Lenses

Coopervision has produced this 10+ minute video on how to insert, remove and take care of soft contact lenses.    There is a brief commercial at the beginning outlining the different kinds of contact lenses offered by CooperVision.  This video outlines the right way to do it.  Throw away that contact lens solution everyday!

Retinal Melanoma Diagnosed with the Optomap Retinal Exam

Here is a video where a retinal melanoma was initially diagnosed using the optomap® Retinal Exam.  The optomap® is a new generation of scanning laser ophthalmoscope that takes a series of 16 photos in 1/4 of a second and puts them together making a panoramic view of the back of a patient’s eye.  The optomap® allows us to view over 80% of the back of the eye without dilating the pupils.  The optomap® was also recently featured on the TV Show The Doctors.

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How are Custom Soft Contact Lenses Made

Here is an interesting video from the TV show How It’s Made on how custom soft contact lenses are made.  The vast majority of soft contact lenses  prescribed today are mass produced and molded, however if you have a lot of astigmatism or wear special custom ordered contact lenses then the odds are good it was manufactured in a similar manner.