After 16 years of wearing contact lenses, Jorge is finally living life like he wants.
Gone are the red, dry eyes; sensitivity to light and poor vision that kept him from driving at night. After less than a year of wearing scleral contact lenses he lives a normal life.
He drives when he wants, enjoys the beach without worrying about sand or [...]

Filed under: Corneal Conditions, Keratoconus, Patient spotlights, scleral contact lenses by Dr. Brian Armitage
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A patient that I prescribed scleral contact lenses to can now see the craters on the moon.
Previously, Gene had less-than-great vision. He had corneal transplants and was wearing gas permeable lenses.
The lenses moved  significantly. They often slid off the eye and became hidden under the upper eyelid.  They also irritated his eyes. He could not comfortably wear them all-day. [...]

Filed under: Corneal Conditions, Keratoconus, Patient spotlights by Dr. Brian Armitage
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