ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2021
Effects of Scleral Contact Lenses for Keratoconus Management on Visual Quality and Intraocular Pressure.
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- Clinical Experience with Scleral Lens Wear After Corneal Cross-Linking in Keratoconus: Longitudinal Keratometric Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The Impact of Scleral Lenses on Intraocular Pressure.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Impact of a three-month period of mini-scleral lens usage on intraocular pressure and the anterior chamber angle in patients with keratoconus.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Impact of Scleral Lenses on Visual Acuity and Ocular Aberrations in Corneal Ectasia: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Assessment by Optical Coherence Tomography of Short-Term Changes in IOP-Related Structures Caused by Wearing Scleral Lenses.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- How Can We Best Measure the Performance of Scleral Lenses? Current Insights.Clinical optometry · 2022Review
- Scleral Tonometry Precision During Scleral Lens Wear: A Pilot Study.Clinical optometry · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the visual acuity level achieved by scleral contact lens (CL) fitting in patients affected by keratoconus and to evaluate possible intraocular pressure (IOP) changes during the scleral CL wear using a transpalpebral tonometer.
methodsIn a prospective case series a comparison was made between visual acuity obtained with glasses, RGP and 16.8mm diameter scleral CL in 30 consecutive patients affected by keratoconus. IOP was tested during scleral CL wear by transpalpebral Diaton Tonometer (DT) and also by Goldmann Applanation Tonometer (GAT) before and after scleral CL wear.
resultsThe mean logMAR visual acuity improved from 0.2±0.25SD with glasses and 0.1±0.02SD with RGP, to -0.002±0.041SD when using the scleral CL (
conclusionScleral CLs remarkably improved visual acuity in keratoconus patients when compared to glasses or RGP contact lenses. Even if it was evidenced a small increase of the mean IOP value during their wear, it may not be significant in otherwise healthy eyes. Statistical analysis demonstrated good agreement between GAT and DT but their numerical values presented a constant gap, that should be taken into account when there is a need to relate the DT values to the reference ones.
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