4 Topic Commentaries

Contact Lens Case Reports: <br>Corneal Erosion Over ICRS During Scleral Lens Wear</br>

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  Muriel M. Schornack, OD

  Optometry (Scleral lens fitting, contact lenses)

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  Mayo Clinic

  With the benefit of increased comfort, many patients who would have otherwise required corneal transplants can delay or even avoid surgery by wearing scleral lenses,

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  Cherie B. Nau, OD

  Optometry (Scleral contact lenses, ocular surface disease)

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  Mayo Clinic

  Our experience is that scleral lenses carry a more rigorous burden of care than other contact lens modalities,

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  Laura Di Meglio, OD

  Optometry (Advanced contact lens fitting, including scleral lenses)

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  Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine

  “When we’re sleeping, our corneas tend to swell because of a lack of oxygen when the eyelid is closed.”

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  Bryan Williams, OD

  Optometry (Specialty contact lenses, including scleral lenses)

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  UAB School of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham

  “The lens reservoir that a scleral lens provides helps bathe the cornea in preservative free solution all day.”

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