Cristina Cagliari, Paulo Schor, Luiz Formentin, César Lipener, Myrna Serapião Dos Santos, Helena Oliveira, José Ney de Carvalho Raulino Junior, Denise de Freitas
OBJECTIVE: To verify corneal alterations in patients with keratoconus who wear scleral contact lenses (ScCLs), focusing on corneal endothelial assessment. METHODS: Scleral contact lenses were fitted in 22 patients with keratoconus. During a 90-day follow-up, patients were assessed in three visits: at baseline, after 30 days, and after 90 days. Patients underwent visual acuity measurement, slitlamp biomicroscopy of the anterior segment, specular microscopy of the corneal endothelium, corneal pachymetry, measurement of the clearance between the cornea and the lens, and follow-up of ectasia...
April 7, 2022: Eye & Contact Lens