Specialist Contact Lenses Case studies

This article will review the use of specialist contact lenses to fit complex cases in a hospital contact lens clinic setting. The article will discuss rigid gas permeable contact lenses, scleral contact lenses, soft custom-made hydrogel contact lenses and hybrid rigid gas permeable contact lenses. It will also present two patient case studies.

The following types of contact lens will be discussed:

  • Rigid permeable contact lenses
  • Semi-scleral or scleral contact lenses
  • Soft custom-made hydrogel contact lenses
  • Hybrid rigid gas permeable contact lenses

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