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I Spy With My Little Eyes … A Scleral Lens Candidate!

I Spy With My Little Eyes … A Scleral Lens Candidate!. A Guide to Identifying Potential Scleral Lens Patients Sept 20, 2014 Natalie Santelli, MAT, OD. The BIG Picture. An introduction to scleral lenses Goals of Treatment Indications for Treatment Presenting Scleral Lenses to Patients.

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I Spy With My Little Eyes … A Scleral Lens Candidate!

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  1. I Spy With My Little Eyes … A Scleral Lens Candidate! A Guide to Identifying Potential Scleral Lens Patients Sept 20, 2014 Natalie Santelli, MAT, OD

  2. The BIG Picture • An introduction to scleral lenses • Goals of Treatment • Indications for Treatment • Presenting Scleral Lenses to Patients

  3. What are scleral lenses?

  4. Gas Permeable Lens Labs

  5. Terminology

  6. Goals of Scleral Lens Treatment • Reduce symptoms and support healing by restoring a healthy ocular surface environment • Improve blurry vision by masking surface corneal irregularities and transmitting a sharper image to the retina • Prevent damage by protecting the cornea against the environment and eyelids

  7. Indications for Scleral Lens Treatment • Vision Improvement • Correcting the irregular cornea: Keratoconus, ectasia, post-LASIK, corneal trauma/infections, post corneal transplants (PKP), high myopia/hyperopia • Corneal Protection • Exposure keratitis/ocular surface disease patients • Sjögren’s Syndrome • Persistent Epithelial Corneal Defects • Steven’s Johnson Syndrome • Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) • Ocular CicatricialPemphigoid • Neurotrophic Corneal Disease • Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis • Pharmaceutical Delivery • Antibiotic coverage while a persistant epithelial defect heals • Reduce corneal neovascularization with anti-VEGF medications • Pain mediation with low levels of sodium channel modulators

  8. Theses next slides will expand upon the indications for scleral lenses as mentioned in the previous slide

  9. Keratoconus & Scleral Lenses

  10. Restoring Vision, Restoring Lives

  11. THANK YOU!

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