Jupiter scleral lenses provide acceptable visual acuity and comfort in patients with keratoconus. The availability of diagnostic lenses facilitates the fitting process.
Eye care providers of all ages are fitting scleral lenses. The number of individuals who fit this lens modality has increased during the past decade. Scleral lenses are being fit by providers in a wide range of practice settings. Most scleral lenses are prescribed for corneal irregularity.
Scleral lenses rank second only to corneal rigid gas-permeable lenses for management of corneal irregularity. Scleral lenses are generally considered after other medical intervention and before surgery for the management of ocular surface disease.
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