While scleral lenses may allow for excellent vision, they do not stop progression of keratoconus. Cross-linking, on the other hand, is effective at stopping progression. Figure 1. Corneal ...

Traditional contact lenses sit on your eye’s cornea, but scleral lenses are gas-permeable lenses designed to sit on your sclera or whites of your eyes. Because scleral lenses are large ...

the UAB School of Optometry now has the most advanced scleral contact lens technology available in its UAB Eye Care clinic. This means that almost all patients who need them can be fitted with a ...

In advanced cases that may normally require a corneal transplant, Beckman said cross-linking with scleral lenses can play a role. “As long as there is not a dense, central scar that’s ...