4 Topic Commentaries

Using Specialty Soft Lenses for Irregular Cornea

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  Ashlie A. Bernhisel, M.D.

  Cornea/external disease; keratoconus; contact lens management

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  Mayo Clinic

  Early cases may be managed with glasses or soft contact lenses, while more irregular corneas often benefit from rigid, gas-permeable, hybrid or scleral lenses.

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  Ian G. Cox, O.D., Ph.D.

  Vision science; customized soft contact lenses for keratoconus

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  University of Rochester

  Customized soft contact lenses will be more comfortable for patients and give them vastly improved optical performance. We feel that this technology could become the standard in vision correction for keratoconus.

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  Raymond A. Applegate, O.D., Ph.D.

  Optometry and vision science; optics of the eye; custom soft contact lens design

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  University of Houston College of Optometry

  The key to creating a custom soft lens, he said, is making the surface that corrects the optical errors of the eye and having it remain properly aligned during wear.

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  Jason D. Marsack, Ph.D.

  Vision science; custom contact lenses; higher-order aberrations in keratoconus

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  University of Houston College of Optometry

  The lenses we make are made for you. It's like putting a fingerprint in the optics. It would not work for another individual with the same disease. It's a custom fit, a designer lens.

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