Custom Wavefront Scleral Lenses:
Next-Level Vision Correction for Keratoconus
Understanding Custom Wavefront Scleral Lenses
Custom Wavefront Scleral Lenses are an advanced solution for patients with keratoconus and irregular corneas, offering a higher degree of visual clarity than standard scleral lenses. These lenses are designed using wavefront aberrometry to measure and correct higher-order aberrations (HOAs)—complex distortions that cause glare, halos, starbursts, and ghosting, especially at night.
Benefits of Custom Wavefront Scleral Lenses
Unlike traditional lenses that only address basic refractive errors (like nearsightedness or astigmatism), Custom Wavefront Scleral Lenses target subtle visual imperfections. Patients report improvements in contrast sensitivity, night driving vision, and overall sharpness. These lenses offer exceptional clarity and comfort, even for those who have failed with other lens types.
How Custom Wavefront Lenses Work
Using precise optical measurements obtained through wavefront aberrometry, the lens is designed to neutralize higher-order aberrations. Combined with the vaulting and tear reservoir properties of scleral lenses, this leads to superior visual outcomes. Each lens is customized to match the patient’s unique eye structure and optical fingerprint.
Customization and Fitting
The fitting process includes both corneal topography and wavefront mapping to produce a fully personalized lens. This technology-driven fitting reduces trial-and-error and helps ensure faster adaptation and better long-term results. The lenses are ideal for keratoconus patients with severe HOAs or those with post-surgical irregularities.
Long-term Use and Care
These lenses are durable and intended for daily use with annual replacement. Proper hygiene and storage, as well as regular follow-up exams, are critical to maintaining lens performance and eye health. Patients receive full instructions and support to ensure success.
Considerations and Advantages
Custom Wavefront Scleral Lenses are a premium choice for patients with demanding visual needs. They are especially beneficial for those who have not achieved satisfactory results with standard scleral or gas permeable lenses. With reduced glare and enhanced contrast, they are ideal for night drivers, students, and professionals alike.
The Evolution of Keratoconus Contact Lens Technology
Each patient’s keratoconus journey is unique, and there is no one-size-fits-all lens. Our evolution in technology allows us to match the best lens design to each patient’s anatomy and vision goals. A true keratoconus specialist utilizes multiple advanced options to achieve the highest level of vision, comfort, and stability.
Today, keratoconus patients can choose from several innovative types of lenses, including:
- RGP Lenses: Rigid gas permeable lenses provide a hard optical surface that neutralizes corneal irregularities, offering sharp vision for many patients in the early stages of keratoconus.
- SynergEyes Hybrid Lenses: These lenses combine a rigid center for clarity with a soft skirt for comfort, ideal for those who struggle with the feel of traditional RGPs.
- Scleral Lenses: These larger lenses vault over the cornea and rest on the white part of the eye (sclera), offering stability and hydration for moderate to severe keratoconus.
- Scan-Based Scleral Lenses: Using 3D topography, these lenses are mapped to match the exact shape of the eye, enhancing comfort and reducing fitting complications.
- Custom Wavefront Scleral Lenses: These lenses incorporate wavefront mapping to correct higher-order aberrations and provide unparalleled vision quality, especially in low-light conditions.
- Impression-Based Scleral Lenses: Designed from a mold of your eye’s surface, these lenses are perfect for extremely irregular or post-surgical eyes where other lenses fail.
- PROSE Lenses: Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) lenses support corneal health while restoring vision in complex cases.
- EyePrint PRO Lenses: These custom devices use impression technology to address extreme irregularities, delivering vision correction when no other lens will do.
Symptoms like glare, halos, ghosting, and starbursts are common with keratoconus. These advanced lenses—including wavefront designs—can dramatically reduce those effects and improve quality of life.
Our Approach to Keratoconus Contact Lenses
Our doctors specialize in advanced solutions for keratoconus and other irregular corneal conditions. With the help of wavefront and topography-based technologies, we deliver clear, stable vision for even the most challenging cases—without surgery.
Choosing the Right Lens for You
Each lens is prescribed based on your unique anatomy, visual needs, and previous lens experiences. Dr. Irwin Azman and Dr. Benjamin Azman prescribe custom wavefront lenses for patients with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, LASIK Complications, Keratoconus, Corneal Ectasia, and post-transplant patients.
Dr. Azman, one of the country’s top Keratoconus Specialists, does not shy away from the most complex cases.