Quadrant Asymmetric Design Contact Lens for Visual Rehabilitation after Eye Trauma
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Nir Erdinest; Ortal Palatchi Sabag; Naomi London; Abraham Solomon
- Source
- Case Reports in Ophthalmology, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 330-336 (2021)
- Subject
- quadrant asymmetric
contact lens
eye trauma
peripheral design
visual rehabilitation after
Ophthalmology
RE1-994
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1663-2699
The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate the efficacy of an asymmetric peripheral design scleral contact lens in a case of highly irregular corneal-scleral pattern due to trauma. A 63-year-old patient was involved in a jeep accident which caused a partial-thickness penetrating injury to the peripheral cornea of his left eye. The subsequent corneal irregularity extended beyond the limbus into the sclera which made it difficult to stabilize a contact lens. A quadrant specific peripheral curve (quadrant asymmetric periphery) scleral contact lens successfully resulted in improved comfort and visual acuity. This is the first known published case to use this lens design to correct a post-trauma irregular cornea-scleral relationship. Quadrant asymmetric periphery scleral contact lenses can be effective in cases of severe irregular corneal-scleral patterns.