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The role of corneo-scleral junction in soft contact lens fitting: Case report on nanophthalmos.
BACKGROUND: Nanophthalmos is rare developmental ocular condition characterized by a small eye with short axial length, high hyperopia and high lens to eye volume ratio due to arrested development of eye ball as a result of scleral inelasticity.
OBSERVATIONS: A 33 year old woman who presented with a complaint of blurring of distance and near vision in both eyes since childhood came to LV Prasad Eye Institute on July 2017. Best corrected visual acuity was 20/60 using soft contact lens +23.50 diopters for the right and left eyes. Axial lengths of two eyes were markedly shortened along with steep corneal curvatures. Visante anterior segment ocular coherence tomography showed a steep (convex) corneo-scleral junction (CSJ) which might be the reason for ill-fitting with conventionally estimated soft contact lens (SCL) parameters. Finally, selection of the customized hydrogel soft contact lens base curve close to flatter corneal curvature and small diameter showed characteristics of optimal lens fit.
CONCLUSION: The corneo-scleral junction profile plays significant role in soft contact lens fitting. An eye with a profile of convex CSJ would require a lens with steeper curvature compared to conventional measurements. Cases of nanophthalmos would require observation of the profile with the help of optical coherence tomography in addition to measurement of corneal curvature prior to fitting soft contact lenses.
OBSERVATIONS: A 33 year old woman who presented with a complaint of blurring of distance and near vision in both eyes since childhood came to LV Prasad Eye Institute on July 2017. Best corrected visual acuity was 20/60 using soft contact lens +23.50 diopters for the right and left eyes. Axial lengths of two eyes were markedly shortened along with steep corneal curvatures. Visante anterior segment ocular coherence tomography showed a steep (convex) corneo-scleral junction (CSJ) which might be the reason for ill-fitting with conventionally estimated soft contact lens (SCL) parameters. Finally, selection of the customized hydrogel soft contact lens base curve close to flatter corneal curvature and small diameter showed characteristics of optimal lens fit.
CONCLUSION: The corneo-scleral junction profile plays significant role in soft contact lens fitting. An eye with a profile of convex CSJ would require a lens with steeper curvature compared to conventional measurements. Cases of nanophthalmos would require observation of the profile with the help of optical coherence tomography in addition to measurement of corneal curvature prior to fitting soft contact lenses.
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