Scleral lenses are commonly known for their use in patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, keratoconus, corneal grafts, chemical and thermal burn injuries, and ocular pemphigoid, among other uses. The increased spotlight on scleral lenses has led to their use in more number of patients with severe dry eyes due to Sjögren’s syndrome, autoimmune diseases, chronic graft-versus-host disease, post-LASIK dry eye, and irregular astigmatism. Corneal diseases are supposed to be the 4th most important cause for blindness worldwide after cataract, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration.
Corneal transplantation served as the golden procedure that restored the visual function when the visual impairment caused by corneal diseases became too severe. While corneal surgery was the magical wand, which literally provided new eyes, it had its own limitations. According to a study published in JAMA…
