Contact lenses make it easier for people with poor vision to work and carry out daily tasks. About 45 million people in the U.S. use them to correct their vision. Soft contact lenses are the same size ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are scleral contact lenses and who can benefit from them? Are they more expensive than regular contact lenses? Scleral lenses differ from other contact lenses in several ways.

Innovative wide-diameter "scleral" contact lenses can be used to treat extreme cases of dry eyes. Conventional rigid contact lenses are roughly 9 millimeters in diameter and lie on the cornea - the ...

A recent Optometry and Vision Science study found that individualized wavefront-guided scleral contact lenses were effective in reducing higher-order aberrations. Marsack and colleagues also reported ...

While they’re not for everyone, scleral lenses can be an excellent way to help your eyes retain moisture. Unlike standard contact lenses, scleral contact lenses fit over the sclera, sometimes known as ...