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Cornea

Reduced Epithelial Thickness Found in Glaucoma

Patients experience increased irregularity commonly observed in dry eye patients.
October 19, 2020

Scleral Lenses Can Affect OCT Measures

Researchers found a significantly reduced BMO-MRW during lens wear.
October 16, 2020

Hybrids and Mini-Sclerals Minimize HOAs in KCN

Mini-scleral fits resulted in a significant change in the third-order vertical coma and spherical aberration.
October 16, 2020

Sclerals More Comfortable than GPs For KCN Patients

Still, GP wearers said they had fewer issues with halos and lens handling.
October 8, 2020

PiXL Shows Promise, Even for Early Ectasia

Researchers find this customized crosslinking option affords greater corneal regularity.
October 6, 2020

Scleral Findings Associated with Keratoconus

They were linked to the degree of scleral asymmetry and the orientation of the steepest area of the sclera in these eyes.
October 5, 2020

Scleral Lens Wear: The Reservoir Matters

Corneal edema increases with fluid reservoir thickness but plateaus around a fluid thickness of 600μm.
October 2, 2020

High Dk Sclerals Best for Daily Wear

Oxygen consumption suffers with lenses with lower oxygen permeability.
October 1, 2020

Study Confirms Scleral Lens Safety for Keratoconus

Adverse physiological events occurred in just 9.6% of study eyes.
September 30, 2020

Corneal Guttae Influence Cataract Referral

This clinical finding can affect color vision and should prompt a surgical consult sooner rather than later.
September 28, 2020