Euclid Vision Corporation (Euclid), a global leader in advanced orthokeratology lenses and proactive myopia management initiatives, is joining forces with Visionary Optics to host multiple specialty contact lens dinner discussions in cities around the US. The program, Patient Selection to Practice Growth: A Guide to Specialty Contact Lenses, will bring eye care practitioners together to learn from industry experts and network with like-minded professionals who are committed to excellence in optometry
A 23-year-old female patient had multiple corneal scars on her left eye, due to stromal keratitis from a herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. Because of the scarring and moderate to severe corneal irregularity, the patient’s best corrected vision, either with glasses or soft contact lenses, was 20/50. Read more.
A 62-year-old patient underwent a corneal transplant of her left eye decades ago and the graft has recurrent keratoconus. For many years, she wore a corneal gas permeable contact lens in her left eye that did not fit well but provided her with 20/25 vision. She had continuous trouble with the lens decentering and falling out, even if she simply coughed or sneezed. Read more about how Europa Tangent lenses helped improve her vision.
In the January 2023 edition of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Maria Walker et al. examined scleral lens midday fogging (MDF) in 26 eyes of 13 neophyte Europa scleral lens wearers. Quantification of MDF was achieved by analyzing AS-OCT images. Samples of the fluid reservoir were analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Read more about her findings here.
Why do patients experience scleral lens fogging? Despite the fluid reservoir being a closed environment, a commonplace occurrence among SL wearers is midday fogging (MDF) where debris builds up and become trapped within the FR. It has been reported that up to 46% of patients fit with SLs demonstrate MDF. (1) Many patients and practitioners experience this phenomenon at some point throughout the fitting process which may or may not be resolved with subsequent lens remakes.
