Scleral Lenses for Keratoconus: 7 Facts You Need to Know

Scleral lenses are one of the best contact lenses for keratoconus, BUT they come with some pros and cons! Here Dr. Allen shares 7 facts you need to know about scleral contact lenses! To learn more about keratoconus treatment options check out our full series: • What is Keratoconus? (...
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Scleral lenses are large contact lenses which fit over the cornea and land on the sclera, the white part of the eye. Scleral contact lenses are often used for keratoconus, post surgical cases and other corneal diseases including severe dry eye disease. Scleral contacts can even be fit on normal eyes as well. When fit with scleral contact lenses for keratoconus and if worn correctly, are extremely comfortable and offer improved vision.
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About this video: Do you have keratoconus or another eye disease which requires a scleral lens? To honor World Keratoconus Day we are talking about scleral contact lenses. Scleral lenses are large contact lenses which fit over the cornea and land on the sclera, the white part of the eye. Scleral contact lenses are often used for keratoconus, post surgical cases and other corneal diseases including severe dry eye disease. Scleral contact lenses for keratoconus, when fit and worn correctly, are extremely comfortable and offer improved vision.
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[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Happy World Keratoconus Week! Have you ever heard of Scleral Contact lenses? To learn more about keratoconus and what to do next, be sure to check out my full educational series : kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYHEn3mIi7tnq68

[@enderxeno6858]

i have those lenses and I love them, but I overuse them.. My dr says glasses aren't an option, but a stupid reddit comment told me otherwise... can you tell me if glasses are an option sometimes? I actually like glasses.

[@helenabasquette7222]

got a wood chip in my eye yestwrday not painful but irratating never the less how did it work itself out in 24 hours

[@davidboyle1193]

Is there any new treatments coming out

[@victoriouslawani9653]

I can literally listen to him speaking for hours without getting bored

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

haha I appreciate that! When I first started making videos I hated my voice, hearing it over and over again lol

[@yachtgirl77]

Me too❤

[@StankyCoyote]

Yes. It’s the characteristics of what he does with his face along with the skill he has at presenting. The blue eyes don’t hurt either. I bet infants and babies love listening to him and watching him speak. They will smile.

[@nouradam2002]

I can relate 😭ما شاء الله He is so good at his job😭😭

[@StankyCoyote]

@@nouradam2002 ​​⁠it’s those blue eyes and with dark hair. Hypnotizing.

[@aswad2096]

Worn these since 2015 definitely life changing

[@WTFisthe911]

Did you have to get surgery for keratoconus ?

[@zaythemayor2254]

Did you ever get cross linking surgery??

[@roboplayz6773]

@@zaythemayor2254I did a few months ago

[@travgames0113]

My dad has Keratoconus, and knowing how these contacts work gives me a new respect for him.

[@WTFisthe911]

Did he have to get surgery for keratoconus?

[@travgames0113]

@@WTFisthe911 not yet. He's very lucky he doesn't need the surgery yet. He was too far gone when crosslinking became a thing though.

[@travgames0113]

When he gets cataracts he will likely need to get a cornea transplant and a cataract lens implant.

[@ShawnTXDFW]

I have had hydrops in both of my eyes. And I needed surgery for my right eye. I had to have a full thickness cornea transplant. My left one is not bad enough right now where I need a transplant, but it might be needed in the future. This eye disease is very much a struggle. And it’s one that employers and people don’t understand what we go through every day just to be able to get good vision!

[@frenchtoast8172]

@@ShawnTXDFWwhat’s your correctable vision like on the right eye after the transplant? I’ve had a hydrop on the right eye and have considered getting a transplant but haven’t pulled the trigger on it yet.

[@Mel-ky9zs]

I don't have keratoconus, but i got astigmatism my eye is very flat especially my left eye is pretty bad and my eye doctor told me that i would greatly benefit from sclera contacts so here i am researching them. Thank you for your videos.

[@davdav8709]

Another pro tip for scleral lense care is dont use fragrance/scented handwashes/soaps to wash your hands to put them in or take them out, the oils from these soaps can stick to the lenses, also get your eye doctors to clean and polish the lenses maybe once a year as proteins can build up on the lenses

[@taiyin1162]

I’m so glad I found your channel!! Can you do a video on what eye makeup is best for people with severe dry eyes who wear scleral lenses?

[@agelessbeauty9590]

Also I was eating pineapple all summer like about 5 a week. I always loved them but over the summer I became obsessed with them. I use to have floaters till I could barely see around them and it started to interfere with my driving then you discussed on your channel that pineapples cured floaters and I blinked and notice I had not one floater and have been so grateful for your info and knowledge. Thats why I really need help for my now blinded friend who lost her sight. Thanks again for your help.

[@martaochoa-rutherford1951]

I have been diagnosed with Keratoconus and after trying other kinds of contacts, I am being fitted for my 4th pair of sclera lenses on Thursday. Now I understand why it takes so long to be fitted properly with your sclera lenses, but I am hopeful that will be the last ones. I found the advice given by @cutty, very helpful and already ordered the lighted coasters, to help me put the lenses on. I have enjoyed all of your videos about Keratoconus, since I was diagnosed with it. Thank you for your valuable information.

[@jillhiggins3246]

Very informative and interesting. I’ve learned so much watching your videos! I told my ophthalmologist the other day that I get more info from you than I do from his practice. It’s true!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

OMG...I imagine that might not have put a smile on their face LOL Still, I appreciate that you feel that way. Most of the time, we don't have the luxury of going in depth about disease and eye care because of the time constraints seeing so many patients in a day. That was one of my reasons for starting the channel - I wanted the time and the ability to better explain things to my patients.

[@grantdyson9431]

Just got my sclerlal lens 2 days ago. Wish I found these videos before my cross linking. I still have halos and got corrected to 20/30 and was pretty dissapointed until I saw this. Thanks! Now I have hope again lol

[@SenoritaSevilla]

I’ve known I’ve had kerataconous for almost a decade now. I’m about to get cross linking done this summer. Thank you for making videos on other aspects of kerataconous besides just what it is. Your videos are super approachable and informative. Thank you!

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

How did it go. Went to Univ Miami..time for cornea😢

[@therealstarlette]

I had it done in one eye so far, would not do it again. Vision more than doubled worse.

[@zaythemayor2254]

That is something I’m mainly afraid for, my vision in my right eye is bad but once I get the surgery I don’t want it to get worse than how it was before ​@@therealstarlette

[@scubadiva666]

I'm severely myopic and had worn RGP lenses since the late 70s. I was a little surprised the doctor I've been seeing for several years at the University Optometric Center here in NYC hadn't mentioned them to me; I've now been wearing them for over a year and mostly love them; being middle-aged, I've had an ongoing problem with dry eye, which is now not even an issue! My only gripe is having to re-insert the lenses after a few hours; I also learned the hard way that it is VITAL to tap out any tiny bubbles that may be in the liquid before inserting the lens. One day I had a bubble in one of my lenses that adhered to my eye, and it caused me intense pain. No one had told me about that beforehand! Lastly, these lenses are much more FRAGILE than I expected; I wore conventional RGP lenses-starting with CABs in the 70s-and had treated them very carelessly, even to cleaning them in my mouth in a pinch! (Kids, don't try this at home…) I cracked a scleral lens by being careless handling it and the break was discovered on one of my fitting exams; fortunately it was under warranty.

[@robertr4715]

I got some custom made ones (they put a mold on my eyes) about a year ago and love them. They never pop out and great vision. I have advanced Keretaconus and have lived with the condition for over 40 years. Other than the one corneal transplant I had years ago these new custom made sclera lenses are the best thing that have come along to improve my vision and quality of life!

[@giuseppedelcuratolo1589]

Hi Robert! I'm considering to get a pair of custom made ones aswell, I only don't have any idea of the price and clinics here in Italy mostly offer a preventive after an eye visit. May i ask you how much those lenses are averagely?

[@dianeomite1]

Did your insurance cover the lenses? I have to get them and I am going blind so fast😢

[@drawingsbyyuli5070]

How much were they? 😢

[@88cutty]

I've found that doing it one handed was too frustrating. I found a scleral lense inserter on amazon but it was very expensive. So what i did was: i took a 24oz flip top water bottle, i honed out the hole large enough to stick the lense plunger in (about halfway), i cut the tip off the end of the plunger so there is a small hole the entire length through the plunger, i filled the bottle about halfway with water to keep it stable, i got a led drink coaster so that when u turn it on, the light shines up through the water bottle and plunger to help you line up you eye as you lower onto the lense. This allows you to use both hands to hold your eye lids open. This keeps the lens more stable and it takes less attempts to get a bubble free fit. As they dial in your fit and prescription, ive found getting a bubble free fit to be more difficult. Im pretty good with my right eye in getting it in on the first attempt. My left eye kerateconus is more progressed and it takes anywhere from 2-15 minutes and up to a dozen attempts to get it in.

[@Jozefuwu]

Love your videos man!

[@anahelenaragao]

I love to watch your videos specially about keratoconus cuz I have it and it's pretty advanced on my left eye so your videos help me understand more about it.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I'm really glad they've helped, Ana. Thank you for sharing.

[@starchildisis]

Thank for this video, I just got fitted for my first pair yesterday

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Perfect! How was that experience?

[@kalidito9466]

Hey Dr.Allen and thank you for the informative video, I had kc since 2015 and did cxl then, I used Rgp then until this year and it worked fine. I am switching to mini-sclera lenses for reason of comfort. My question to you is it okay to be using them both on the same time period interchangeably or is there some adverse effects?

[@brenyelldelk6932]

I’ve been wearing my lense now for 5 days, the left eye,I really have to get use to this. Thank God I can see

[@user-dc8bo9ng3q]

Is board and all correctly visible

[@Pommy727]

I don’t have kerataconus but I have terrible astigmatism and I just got fitted for my first pair of scleral lenses yesterday and I’m so excited. My doc says it basically got rid of my astigmatism and I should experience clearer and sharper vision. No more of my eyes drying out and my soft lenses popping out while I’m at work. No more halos and flares when night driving. And no more struggling to get my toric lenses to sit right when I’m running late in the mornings. Totally worth the time and price tag!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That makes me so so happy to hear!!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@fjp9]

how have you liked them or not so far? how long was or is adjustment period that you experienced? any personal pros or cons? would you recommend them to others?

[@Matowix]

@fjp9 I've always struggled with any hard lenses. After 3 days of wearing them they are too irritable. I like toric soft lenses. Not as good vision but comfortable.

[@itsjoseph875]

How has it been?

[@Pommy727]

@@fjp9Hi! It’s been almost a year and I love them! They’re definitely higher maintenance than soft contacts and require a lot of practice putting them in and taking them out, but I find the vision I experience worth it. My doctor is trained in the fitting of rigid lenses and had me come in at regular intervals for check ups. I don’t find them cumbersome or irritating, sometimes if I out them in incorrectly, I’ll get a headache after a few hours but easily fixable by taking them out and reinserting. These lenses hold a well of saline against the eye so it basically solved my dry eye problem lol. The only annoyance I still struggle with is the mid day fogging, but my doc prescribed Hyabak eyedrops to use as a sort of flush and it clears right up. Overall great experience. My only wish is that I had been educated about these lens options sooner. Would have saved me a lot of stress and money over the years.

[@Brendleton]

I’m getting fitted for these contacts later this week! I’m super excited for these contacts!!!

[@jessysuki5171]

Can you tell me how much the contact lenses const ? Thank you

[@RasTona_]

Gr8 video, it helped me out a lot. I’hve Keratoconus, diagnosed 8yrs ago. I had Cross-linking done on my left. I hve been using scleral lenses for 3yrs. It’s been hard finding rewetting solution. Optimum (lobob) made life so much easier, but got discontinued. Any suggestions?

[@kmitchell74]

I’ve been a sclera lens user for several years. I absolutely loved them. But I got to put them aside for now. Found out I had blood vessels growing into my cornea. Now moving on to collagen cross linking for my Keratoconus.

[@EramShaikh21397]

So what's your other option since u cannot wear scleral lenses?

[@susanaantecon9955]

Cant thank you enough for taking the time to share your knowledge for free!!❤ amazing tips and information. Any other resources for keratoconus peeps like myself 😅 (cross linking video?) please😊

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching! I did this video with Dr. Mark Lobanoff earlier in the year, he is one of the best corneal surgeons in the world for cross linking: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYvTiphji7l4m9U

[@jrthemaverick2361]

Hi, I’ve had sclera lens for about a year. I’ve had fit checked a few times because I do have a sensitivity (slight pain if I touch the area above right eye). Dr confirms that fit looks good. Bigger problem is that they get cloudy in sometimes as little as 3 hours so vision quality deteriorates. If I keep wearing them, the cloudiness increases. Dr solution was add a few drops of B&L Boston Advanced Conditioning solution with the Lacri Pure saline drops I use with the lenses. This has only improved the situation marginally. For these reasons I find myself wearing these less and less. Don’t want to wear golfing because they’ll start clouding up during my round. Am I doing something wrong here? Do you need to wear for extended period of time to condition your eyes to the new type of lens vs the lenses I’ve worn for 50 years? Great vids. Very informative and helpful.

[@nullvid]

I was just diagnosed at got my sclerals. Thank you for the info Doctor

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

How are you liking them? How was the experience?

[@nullvid]

@@DoctorEyeHealth rough at first, just need to practice, had to have my left one re ordered but overall 10/10 but the vision in my right eye is indescribable

[@gamblepoints2830]

@@nullvid how do people get astigmatism

[@tvfowlhunter]

Thank you sir! Much appreciated

[@gamblepoints2830]

how do people get astigmatism

[@fauziasulaiman]

Thanks Doc.

[@arsalansk]

Hi Dr Allan, trust me you are a life saver. Thank you for making special videos on Keratoconus. I have Keratoconus for the past 11 years when it was diagnosed, I have already done the Cross Linking in 2016 and then later also have insertion of Ferrara ring in my right eye. After the ring, the progression of Keratoconus has been stopped but the vision is blurry specially I see shadow around lights. Waiter long to see if any new technology might come up to improve the vision, then I came across your video which just have answer to my current need. Do you think Sclera Contact lenses is the optimum and ultimate solution for 20/20 vision? Please assist in how to get intouch with you to share the corneal Typographic tests and history. Really appreciate your determination and hard work to educate and help patients like us. Kudos

[@bilhassatr]

Usually they give you 20/20 but not always. Depends on how fucked up your cornea is.

[@ryanmiller5810]

Hey Dr. Allen, are Syneregy lenses considered scleral lenses and are they any good? What is your favorite scleral for dry eyes?

[@ilhuicatlamatini]

Wow, I’m getting fitted on Dec 14th for these lenses and I’m scared and was legit gonna send you a message asking for a vid! This is perfect timing!! Thank you Dr, for providing the information I need right when I need it most ♥️ You’ve helped calm my anxiety, especially by allowing me to see what I can expect for putting on these lens. I’ve never worn contacts or even glasses until about 4 or 5 years ago, and so my ophthalmologist was a little shocked by that since my prescription is so strong. She did more tests (originally I was doing baseline testing for lupus/plaquenil risks) and that’s how I found out I have keratoconus and it’s very bad in my right eye and will probably need corneal surgery 😢but for now to these lens are what I need and it’s taken me months to save up money for them, but finally do fitting in Dec. and I was feeling so terrified lol. I’ll definitely be watching the other video you suggested for Keratoconus too, thank you so much for making them! I have a ton of scary health stuff going on all at once so I’ve been overwhelmed. I’m grateful to have found your channel. You feel like an angel answering one of my prayers 😅💗

[@yup482]

Going for my fitting tomorrow! Have advanced KT in both eyes so this will be life changing I’ll let you know how this goes :)

[@ilhuicatlamatini]

@@yup482 Thank you! Sending ya positive vibes !

[@OriginalBikeSeatSniffer99]

@@yup482 how is your vision now do they help ?

[@bishoo69]

​@@yup482hey how is your vision now?

[@yup482]

@@bishoo69 the contact lenses changed my life I now have perfect vision. When they first put them in your eyes it’s honestly surreal I cannot explain it everything is crisp detail. I recommend getting contact lenses honestly.

[@susanaantecon9955]

I just hope to help someone out there by sharing this information: i got my scleral lenses in fontana, CA by buying a vision plan through AARP and it covered the fit and cost of my medically necessary lenses. Annual AARP cost was $16 and monthly vision plan $20. First vision plan payment was on August. So far i have paid 3 months of the vision plan ($60) plus the one-time annual payment of $16 for the AARP membership thats a total of $76 dollars and i was able to get my scleral lenses and in my very fortune case a 20/20 vision. I know everyone case is different but if someone out there might benefit just a little from sharing my story im happy😊! “sharing is caring”

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

AMAZING!!!! I didn't know AARP offered anything like that! Thanks for sharing!

[@ilhuicatlamatini]

AARP is only for people over age 55 though right? Or can you be younger for this particular insurance? Thanks for sharing Susana! I’ll try looking into it!

[@duress8801]

Hey Doctor Alan, could wearing sclerals worsen moderate dry eye MGD ? I kinda wanna use them for special occasions?

[@EnBu17]

Hello Dr Allan, is it possible to wear the scleral lenses all day long or only a few hours daily?

[@priyanshuvettori5179]

Hello Doctor Can you please talk about bioengineered corneal tissue made from pig's skin for treatment of advanced keratoconus

[@mikemcneil7327]

Finally after 28 years of karataconus, and after a cornea transplant in '96, I'm finally able to get a stoker variety of sclera lens for my left eye.

[@lexxro87]

Well, you should also mention that NOT everybody fits for Scleral Lenses if the Patient have Keratoconus, its a 50/50 chance that you have a good vision but also you could have a bad vision of it regardles how many fittings you have done with the Optimerist. Reddit is full of people with Keratoconus who went for Scleral Lens fitting and the effects are much more Ghostings, Starbusts, Blurry vision even with CXL epi off or Epi On or with other refrective surgeries. I myself went for the 10-15ths fitting and i have still a very blurry vision with massiv ghostings and the Optimerist told me, that the fluid between the Lense and the shape of the cornea combined with the cornea tissue has not a smoothening effect for the cornea, its actually has a reverse effect, it means that a Scleral lense for my right eye will not helping me to provide me a good vision and many People have the same effect and issues.

[@kaylajohnson9745]

Oh!! Yay!! This video sealed the deal for me! Can you refer me to a doctor in New Mexico?🥰

[@faithgraceey]

🥹Scleral lenses are a game changer! I cannot believe how perfect my vision is with these lenses.

[@shannchastain3253]

Tried them for my dry eyes and had my typical allergic response to contact lenses. They were covered as medically necessary, but I just could not get them in without bubbles and after 3 hours I wanted to scratch my eyes out.

[@Andrei9thouzen]

Got kera too, i had hard contacts, my right eye is pretty bad... the lens always moved while blinking and never gotten used to them. I just got used to my vision and i use systane ultra

[@ArnulfoTAvina]

What solution would you recommend for dryness when using these lenses?

[@ChrisLove]

I recently got a pair of Scleral lenses. I have a terrible astigmatism and have not worn contacts since late 2009. I had hard lenses back then and wore them from 1986. Anyway, you are right it took all summer+ to get a pair that sort of works. The first pair arrived in late April, we finally got a pair that 'worked' in late September. I still have issues with the lenses not being seated well, lots of foggy vision if I don't hold my tongue just right putting them in. Often have to insert, remove and repeat 3-5 times to get them in so I can see. The longest I have gone is about 5 hours so far. I mostly use them to workout in. I cannot read my phone or my 32" monitor 3 feet from my face. So I use my glasses most the time, which are 100x better.

[@sharlenes7860]

Hello Chris. I have been using sclerals for a while now and I had the same problem that you do. My doctor informed me that the contacts correct my long distance vision, so for things like reading or anything close up, she told me to get reading glasses from the pharmacy (2.5). It's inconvenient but works.

[@senzukan9224]

Doctor, aquestion I have about scleral lenses and contacts overall is how is it that some people are avle to get to 20/15 and in some cases 20/10, just past 20/20 overall? Whenever I go to my checkups, the power caps at about 20/20 until it starts getting blurry with more power added so how is it that some other people are able to get past 20/20?

[@JennErmyMedia]

Great video. I just learned of these lenses yesterday at my eye exam. I had RK surgery 28 years ago and therefore have scarring. I was always told I couldn’t wear contacts because of the scarring. I went to a new eye doctor yesterday and I was able to get scleral lenses and thankfully like you mentioned, my insurance covered all of it because they are medically necessary. I’m excited about these and my doctor did inform me that it may take multiple visits to get them dialed in. Thanks for the great info in this video as I am trying to learn more about this lens.

[@gregmoser4874]

My left eye has astigmatism. Turns in a little bit when looking far away. Do you think scleral lenses or Ortho k lenses are better for astigmatism?

[@EramShaikh21397]

Hey doctor Does the saline dries out during the day?

[@kasem_7615]

When I put the lenses on , how long could I keep them in my eye without changing the liquid (refilling the lenses) ?

[@eramshaikh_21397]

Hey doc....can we use scleral lens post lasik....if v r having issues with night vision....i mean it wont dislodge the flasp anyway?😊

[@vickyvicky4145]

Hi Dr I am watching from India I was affected by keratoconus and I do C3R standard for both eyes. This video is more useful me thankyou

[@viral.ever..]

Bro how much cost of the lenses

[@adriangalexis]

I got my pair. A few months ago life changing

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

🙌🎉💯

[@gamblepoints2830]

how do people get astigmatism

[@liyanabatrisyia7765]

keratoconus ? until when we need to wear thats lens 😮

[@adriangalexis]

@@gamblepoints2830 my doctor told me it can just happen but also from constant rubbing your eyes I played soccer and use to rub my eyes pretty intensely.

[@adriangalexis]

@@liyanabatrisyia7765 probly till glasses can’t help. That’s when I got them

[@dutto78]

Hi do U have a clip about the problem U deal with after pulling contact out ? Iv lost my vision extremely since iv put my contact lens in, and it's pretty hard to get by now without my lens. From Australia

[@lshitabhardwaj]

Hey doc , i have 3D astigmatism in my left eye due to my keratoconus, although i still read 20/20, but i don't enjoy the sight from my left eye cuz of the shadowing, can sclerals or other lens help me to see clear? I have a cylindrical power of +0.25 in both eyes.

[@kalanachathuranga4911]

Sir i have av kerataconus so i need to go to dalk surgery after two years now my vision is not clearly so .i can help me to screal lance???... please tell me

[@ironwomanks]

Good evening it is 7:00. Would you ever take out a sclera lens with just normal office tweezers ? And how many times in one visit can an eye doctor put numbing drops in your eye ?

[@butterflymilk8764]

Have you seen them recommended for patient with dry eye

[@prachirathore8362]

Are they useful in patients with KC and bleb post glaucoma surgery??

[@TheEsteban1979]

Hello I wear hybrid contacts. Hard in the middle and soft around. They are comfortable and I get good vision. Should I try this contact lenses or just stay with mine. Any benefits that hybrid contacts don't provide? Thank you! I forgot to mention I had intact done in 2008 and my vision is stable.

[@gireign9654]

I was very fortunate to be a medically necessity covered candidate for my vsp insurance getting these lenses otherwise I was told my sclerals were gonna be around $1500a. My experience with them has bene pretty awesome

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That makes me so happy to hear!!!

[@Xxjunior-almeidaxX]

Same here god is good I was covered completely for my pair ❤

[@gireign9654]

@Junior Almeida how is your tolerance with yours? Do you wear them all day everyday no problem?

[@bernardoo7691]

Same here I was surprised that my copay was only 10 for the lenses. They had to add a hydra peg on the lens. I can go 5-6 hours before having to remove and put back on

[@HarshanaPMapa]

Doctor, I put contact lenses today in both eyes due to keratoconus.. I want to know if my cornea will grow back When I put contact lenses. Great help doctor

[@ilight579]

Thanka Doc

[@RObotziDumi]

Hey Doc thank you for the video and your care about keratoconus patients! I wear a scleral lens in only one eye since the other eye isn't affected that much and it helps a lot in improving my binocular vision. 80% of the ghosting is reduced, yet the remaining of it can be frustrating and annoying in front of the computer or every type of screen. Very comfortable, the eye never gets tired and feels hydrated. I live in Italy and the specialists in keratoconus are amazing although the price of a single scleral lens can vary from 500 to 1000 euros. We have medical insurance for crosslinking when we are diagnosed because of it's rarity (it's called exemption). Somebody can even get an insurance for the lens but it's less common than in the U.S

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Wow that's great info! Thanks for sharing! I appreciate learning how eyecare and medicine is done in other parts of the world.

[@simone2895]

HI! i’m in italian young guy who is going through this and i was searching someone who lives here to ask him some stuff about it, saw that i still have to wait 2 months till i can try them, is there any way i can contact you to speak? are you italian? thank you in advance 🙏🏻

[@RObotziDumi]

@@simone2895 cosa vuoi sapere?

[@simone2895]

@@RObotziDumi Ciao😊 io lo ho in un occhio solo per ora, nell’altro è in forma minima, ho fatto il cross linking ad aprile ed ora devo aspettare settembre per poter provare delle lenti. Per quanto mi sono documentato ormai so che voglio provare le lenti sclerali data la situazione, volevo chiederti innanzitutto dove le hai reperite perché io abito in liguria e attualmente sono seguito da un centro a Brescia, ma ho paura vogliamo farmi provare altre soluzioni tipo le rgp e non le lenti sclerali, dunque chiederti dove sei andato per fartele prescrivere ecco, nel caso non mi venissero incontro ma spero che non sarà così. Come ti trovi? quanto tempo riesci a tenerle al giorno? e com’è la visione notturna? uno dei miei problemi principali è che di sera l’occhio vede malissimo, sfocatissimo, per non parlare degli aloni enormi attorno alle luci. Aiutano tanto? volevo chiederti un po’ di info generali, da quanto ci hai messo ad abituarti, come ti trovi ad averle, quanto riesci a tenerle, quanto migliorano la visione, com’è guidarci, la visione notturna, se aiutano con la fotosensibilità e tutto ciò che ti viene in mente ahahahaha, grazie mille😊

[@RObotziDumi]

@@simone2895 hai telegram ?

[@pradipt0]

can u do a video on slk eyes .. superior limbic keratocinjuctivities. m suffering from last 2 years . no remedy as such and its painful

[@Roy-qw9mq]

What do you think of lazrplastique by Dr Gulani?

[@BennMaggs]

Luckily I get my Lense free on the NHS here in the UK and have worn one in my left eye for years now with no problems. They really improve quality of life if you have KC. My right eye is just a regular soft lense however I would like a scleral for this eye too just to make it easier with solutions. I do get redness in my eye sometimes which I don’t think can be helped.

[@Sureshkumar-mb1xf]

Per day how long hour you wear scleral lens??

[@Beyourself0027]

I am not getting clear vision from scleral lens after doing c3r.becz docter says your cornea got scratch while doing c3r, can wearing daily scleral lens heal my eye and make clear vision ?plz reply.

[@PolishDiamondGuy]

Hey man, love your videos! I have bells palsy and use scleral lenses almost daily since I cant blink correctly. The only problem with these are the fact that they can move around slightly and cause me to have a red eye because of this. Do you have any solutions to this?

[@beautypharma5015]

Hey dr. How astigmatism progression can be controlled?

[@MahmoodJenami]

Hello, I have keratoconus and when I put my scleral lenses on I get a sever eye dryness after three or four hours. what should I do? Thanks in advance.

[@eatthis3340]

I have been fitted with sclerae’s for 2 years now. I keep having some issues though. The sides of my eye get really irritated, I use preservative free eye drops regularly and still get really irritated. Any reasons why that happens?

[@_PRATYUSH_]

hello i love your videos they are extremely informational . I have a question to ask. I had a retinal detachment few years back and had laser photocoagulation on the other eye, I am just 17 . I am worried about my health now so I am planning to gym. Is it okay ? Are there any exercises that I should avoid ? Any other suggestions? Thanks😊

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Great question, In general, it is best to not get punched in the eye or anything like that. Otherwise for most people exercise is fine. However, I always think it is best to ask your surgeon what they recommend for you.

[@_PRATYUSH_]

@@DoctorEyeHealth thanks 😊

[@lohithnaidu4811]

Hello doc i am from india i recently got c3r 2months back today i received my scleral lenses but after wearing also still i can see glares around corners and lights can u plz tell me y

[@edzardvanarkeld5883]

How long can i wear them back to back? And do i need to use eye drops if i want to wear them longer

[@gtileo]

I wear a sclaral lens in my right eye, I suffer from HSV in that eye and over the 38 years I've been alive, the amount of damage and scarring on my cornea has caused a large scar right in my line of sight. The sclaral has improved the vision bringing the vision in that eye from 20:100 to 20:40, it's a large improvement but with all the years I've adapted to my left eye being my dominant eye, my right is still pretty lazy and i still have a darker vision in that eye since there is that dark scar that's formed. I'm still tossing around the idea of the cost and fitment headaches is worth the improvement in vision, it's not really a life altering improvement so a lot of times it doesn't feel like it is

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

HSV is such a pain. Very sorry to hear about all that. I personally think vision improving to 20/40 is pretty remarkable, in most states that gives the ability to drive. But I think I understand your point and frustration.

[@gtileo]

@@DoctorEyeHealth I definitely don't enjoy it when i do get flare ups, the good thing is in the past 27 years I've only had it flare up 5 times and more so when there were massive shifts in life and i was incredibly stressed out. For sure there's a drastic improvement in vision, so much so that when i switch from my contacts to glasses at the end of the day there's a 30 second adjustable period

[@timothykirby4406]

Take lysine every day! It’s an amino acid and it seems to help keep the virus at bay. My mom would get cold sores regularly, but when she takes lysine consistently an outbreak is rare. Praying for you now!

[@gtileo]

@@timothykirby4406 thanks timothy, I'll give it a try, the virus doesn't change me very often but when it does it's rough, so I'll try anything to keep it that way

[@bojantrkulja4149]

Hey guys after wearing them for a few hours my eyes get ( itchy or irritating) is there something i can do or some aye drops that can minimise this feeling??? Any advice would be appreciated thanks

[@KeruptR47]

I got these (or maybe it was just similar) at one point about 8 years ago, while they did help my vision wearing them made me feel like I had sand in my eyes the entire day I also had multiple days where they were suctioned onto my eye so well I couldn't pinch them to get them off and had to scrape my nail along my eye to try and get the skirt up enough to pinch it and peel it off in the long run, at least for me the pain wasn't worth the vision improvement.

[@ladyblack49]

Hi there, my problem is that the senses cant be removed easy, they stick very firm on the they, even the optometrist had problems. Is this dangerous?

[@mangeshbankhele5548]

Hello sir you provide great info just curious to know what if I wear contact lenses in extreme cold for eg like in -30 or -20 degree Celsius will it freeze in my eyes? Or damage my eyes in some way?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

That’s an interesting question but I don’t think it would be a problem. The heat of your body will prevent them from freezing. But the eyes may dry out

[@mangeshbankhele5548]

@@DoctorEyeHealth tysm sir for your reply got it 👍 and keep up the great work 👍👏

[@jcastellano822]

I am not able wear contacts because they are extremely uncomfortable in my eyes. I want to try these but worry they will be uncomfortable as well. Should I just stick with my glasses? I have had corneal transplants due to Harboyan syndrome.

[@Turbobrahhh]

im literally so scared for my fitting i already had one crosslinking surgery done in an eye and have fitting in a few weeks. i went through my whole life (34 years) not needing any glasses or contacts. I thought covid disrupted my life but im hoping that getting these will bring some normalcy back to my llife

[@crazythinkingg]

Hi doctor .... I'm suffering from keratoconus and my doctor had suggest me hard lens (use for 6months)and those lens are not even in the size of my cornea , sterile drops and vitamin d pills I'm using it does it actually show any result..! I'm 17 yrs old!!!

[@montyhades]

I have severe stigmatism on my left eye and my eye doctor recommended to wear scleras, I'm on month 2 and barely getting my third try, but like my doctor said, we want to make sure the fit is 100% or at least closed to it. They let me have the last pair and they thought me how to use them and I'm now on my first day, used them for about 5 hours but took them out because they started to feel blurry, is that normal?

[@Bertha-pm4xt]

Hi Doc, can a Yag be done on your eye that looks fuzzy or does it only work on an eye with cataract? Alsp does anti vegf clear blood in the eye and if Avastin seems like it's not working is it possible to switch to Lucentis?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Well yag is often used when a IOL (lens implant) clouds over from a secondary cataract formation. That can improve vision in a lot of cases. Yes, anti-vegf helps resolve blood pooling in the eye (from diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration for example)Lucentis can be switched for instead of Avastin but it may depend on cost as well as how your retina doctor feels.

[@Bertha-pm4xt]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Thank you Dr.Allen! I have a cataract lens in my left eye and about a month ago it started to cloud up from the bottom right and can be a little awkward at times to focus so a Yag will be possible in the future. My right eye was accidentally poked and a huge floater appeared so I thought. Well it was bleeding from the back of eye that entered, I am diabetic. They gave me a shot of Avastin but it seems that all the blood is moving in the eye and in between it's cloudy, like a cobweb. So was wondering if a Yag was possible in that eye also. The Avastin seems to be working but very very slowly everytime my head was tilted the blood flowed in my eye but as of last week that stopped. Now there's just huge stringy "looks like huge floaters in the eye" but it's blood.

[@sphila_77]

I just want to know if the lenses will allow to see clearly?, Before I diagnose with keratoconus, I had high glasses prescription. My right eye quite blurry with even wearing glasses caused keratoconus. I would be having crosslinking surgery on 1st feb 23 on right eye and 9th on my left eye. Keep up content doc it has been informative much love...

[@itsjoseph875]

Hey I recently got cross linking done on my right eye a month ago. I am now looking for options like hard contact lenses. How has your experience been and have you gotten scleral lenses? I hope your surgeries went good.

[@Thomas_at_8a_ktiv]

What about daily wearing time? How many hours are recommended? I had keratokunus (well managed with corneal lenses). After keratoplasty I have increasingly strong and irregular astigmatism. Also problems with corneal endothelium. That's why I am wondering in terms of oxygen supply.

[@lopezishvlogs7716]

My doctor today told me I have this disease called keratoconus. That I need to do surgery soon or I may lose my vision. Will I live with it if I don’t do surgery? The second option is RGP lenses that I ordered that will be custom made from Japan to help me see as i decide if I do surgery or let my eyes rest for the rest of my life

[@JessehPlaysGames]

iv used my left eye as the dominate eye for last 5+ years so my right eye been sleeping so when we tried to put them in my eye just went haywire now so using soft ones to adjust my left eye to lenses

[@shamarshort97]

How about if I have a corneal scar on my right eye? Hard contact lense?

[@shivakumarkr6900]

Hello. Nice to see your video. Does this lenses prevent keratoconus further increase. Is these lenses only for keratoconus patient or anyone can use who has eye sight problem.

[@gamblepoints2830]

how do people get astigmatism

[@EramShaikh21397]

Hey doctor can a person with mild mgd wear sclerals? Wont it worsen it

[@saibrahmachary7317]

What kind of specs do you prefer for these kind of contact lenses

[@michaelcard4598]

Hi I got kc and driy eye just been fied with sckairls lenses thay been ordered I am in the uk

[@tehminanawaz1824]

Hi respected doctor, I am a patient suffering from keratoconus. I have been using RGP lenses in my eyes but due to this my eyes have gotten wounds often. Now doctor has suggested me to use soft lenses before wearing RGP lenses. Please guide it is safe to wear soft lenses and RGP lenses together for almost 14 hours in a day. Waiting for your kind response!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

THank you for asking! That process is called piggybacking and it has been around for a long time. It is a good option for some people, especially when the cornea is too fragile to handle a scleral lens.

[@adviceman66]

I am struggling to get fitted with scleral lenses: I had RK, RK enhancement in 1995; cataract surgery then a lens exchange, then an iris repair in 2022. As a result my cornea is severely misshaped. I have had 4 different scleral lens fitted but cannot get consistent vision. I get poor vision, Fogging after a short period of time and the next day I can’t see as good out of my glasses which we’re not good to start with.

[@elviraguadalupe6325]

I live in New York City. Where can I get those? Thank you❤

[@pptx24]

Your eyes are so white, do you do something in special or what do recommend to keep eye whiter?

[@sumeetsingh8271]

Hiee, can we insert scleral lenses without any solution?

[@govwigho8410]

can you do a video on cornea transplant how it works and what it is used for

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Oh I could work with my surgeon on that. Not sure how much KZbin would like that considering every time I post a surgery video they flag me for graphic content

[@tanishapayal7385]

Hello sir, what if we had press the eyes in scleral lenses