Matching the Correct Landing Zone to the Correct Scleral Shape
A 37 y/o female with a history of keratoconus was seen by Dr. Greg DeNaeyer. She had been wearing scleral lenses but required a refitting. Her scleral topography maps indicate an against-the-rule scleral toricity pattern that demonstrated a 250 micron difference between the flat and steep meridian whereas the left sclera was spherical.
Dr. DeNaeyer fit the right eye with a Europa Tangent incorporating a toric landing zone of 250 microns matching the amount detected by scleral profilometry. The patient achieved 20/30 with a stable smooth landing zone that was evident with OCT. The left eye was also fit with the Europa Tangent but the landing zone was spherical. She achieved 20/25 with the lens and the OCT also demonstrated an even and smooth landing zone.
Often, the scleral landing zone parameters are similar between eyes and almost a mirror image of one another; however, in this case they were different. It is always important to assess each eye individually and look for any meridional differences on each eye if there is toricity present.
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