Prosthetic Contact Lenses

Prosthetic Contact Lenses

Prosthetic contact lenses can greatly enhance the visual appearance of a damaged or disfigured eye, whether as a result of past trauma or a serious eye infection. By reducing glare and recreating a round pupil, the lenses can also help improve vision in circumstances where the pupil is irregularly shaped, whether owing to trauma, disease, or surgical error.

Prosthetic contact lenses are special lenses that cover the cornea if the cornea has become opaque or cloudy. The unique lens is designed to blend in with the other eye. A customized and detailed paint-job is required to match the other eye and make the prosthetic eye look as real as possible. A birth defect, a disease process or eye trauma are some of the reasons one eye may not appear the same as the other.

Benefits of Prosthetic Contact Lenses:

• Cosmetic enhancement
• A natural look
• Less light sensitivity
• Help for double vision
• Improved contrast and color vision
• Less glare
• Improved self-confidence

Eye Conditions Treated with Prosthetic Contact Lenses:

• Aniridia
• Iris Coloboma
• Diplopia
• Micro-cornea
• Leukocoria
• Leukoma
• Iris Atrophy