Therapeutic uses of scleral contact lenses for ocular surface disease: patient selection and special considerations

Scleral lenses are being prescribed for the management of corneal irregularity, uncomplicated refractive error, and ocular surface disease. There are many potential therapeutic uses of scleral lenses in addition to providing similar benefits as corneal gas permeable lenses. Scleral contact lenses ar...

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Autores principales: Harthan, Jennifer S, Shorter, Ellen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6181806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30319297
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTO.S144357
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description Scleral lenses are being prescribed for the management of corneal irregularity, uncomplicated refractive error, and ocular surface disease. There are many potential therapeutic uses of scleral lenses in addition to providing similar benefits as corneal gas permeable lenses. Scleral contact lenses are a valuable therapeutic tool for patients with ocular surface disease as these lenses protect the ocular surface, provide continuous corneal hydration while providing optimal visual correction, and are often used in conjunction with other therapies.
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spelling pubmed-61818062018-10-12 Therapeutic uses of scleral contact lenses for ocular surface disease: patient selection and special considerations Harthan, Jennifer S Shorter, Ellen Clin Optom (Auckl) Review Scleral lenses are being prescribed for the management of corneal irregularity, uncomplicated refractive error, and ocular surface disease. There are many potential therapeutic uses of scleral lenses in addition to providing similar benefits as corneal gas permeable lenses. Scleral contact lenses are a valuable therapeutic tool for patients with ocular surface disease as these lenses protect the ocular surface, provide continuous corneal hydration while providing optimal visual correction, and are often used in conjunction with other therapies. Dove Medical Press 2018-07-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6181806/ /pubmed/30319297 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTO.S144357 Text en © 2018 Harthan and Shorter. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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title_fullStr Therapeutic uses of scleral contact lenses for ocular surface disease: patient selection and special considerations
title_full_unstemmed Therapeutic uses of scleral contact lenses for ocular surface disease: patient selection and special considerations
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