What Are Scleral Lenses?
Scleral contact lenses are large-diameter Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses designed to pass over the cornea entirely, resting comfortably on the white of your eye, also known as the sclera. This allows scleral lenses to essentially replace the irregular surface of the cornea with a perfectly formed optical surface.
This gives you the kind of perfectly crisp vision you may not even be able to accomplish at all with eyeglasses or other forms of vision correction. This extra area also allows the lens to be a liquid reservoir to provide extra comfort for those who otherwise may have comfort issues with regular contact lenses.
**Please Note: Many insurance plans cover Scleral lenses if they are medically necessary. Make an appointment today to speak with Dr. Demko to see if Sclerals are right for you.

The Size Of The Scleral Lenses
Scleral lenses are noticeably larger than normal gas permeable lenses, varying in size from 14.5 mm to 24 mm across. The size of the scleral lens that a person needs is often determined by how complex their eye condition is.
Mild keratoconus and abnormal astigmatism are usually considered less complicated and tend to require smaller, less costly, scleral lenses, whereas more advanced cases of keratoconus, severe and chronic dry eyes or advanced ocular diseases often are considered more complicated to treat, and usually require larger, more costly, scleral lenses.

Custom Made To Fit Your Eye
Scleral lenses are always custom made to fit the unique contours of your eye, so fitting of this type of specialty lens requires specific expertise and a greater amount of time fitting than with standard gas permeable and soft contact lenses.
In many cases, a digital map of your cornea will be created, displaying for your optometrist an image referred to as your “corneal topography.” This will help your eye doctor more easily find the right fit for you, and reduce the number of trial pairs and the amount of time spent in the fitting.