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Contact Lens Case Report: Scleral Lenses With Wavefront Optics

Learn how customized wavefront optics in scleral lenses improved visual function for a patient with corneal ectasia.

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    Scleral lenses with wavefront optics can correct posterior corneal irregularity.

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    Customized wavefront optics improved visual function in a patient with corneal ectasia.

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    A recent paper found that wavefront-corrected scleral lenses improved visual function by 56% for patients with corneal ectasia.

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    Front-surface eccentricity can reduce residual higher-order aberrations for some patients.

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    Neural adaptation may be required for subjective satisfaction with wavefront correction.

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Contact Lens Case Report: Scleral Lenses With Wavefront Optics

Learn how customized wavefront optics in scleral lenses improved visual function for a patient with corneal ectasia.

  • by Gregory W. DeNaeyer, OD, FAAO

  • May 1, 2025

  • 4 min

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