后巩膜加固术，这一创新的手术方法，旨在通过向眼球后部植入加固材料，以增强巩膜的支撑力，从而有效控制眼轴的异常增长，减缓近视的发展速度。封康教授指出，这一手术方法特别适用于高度近视、进行性近视以及病理性近视患者，这些患者往往面临着视力急剧下降、眼底病变 ...

ILUVIEN now approved for the treatment of chronic non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye (NIU-PS) ...

Scleral lens diameter does not significantly affect short-term corneal biomechanical or intraocular pressure changes.

Individuals with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid can benefit from the vision, comfort, and quality of life benefits scleral lenses offer.

Retinal detachment was irreversible, but with the groundbreaking contributions of medical pioneers like Jules Gonin in the 1920s and Charles Schepens in the 1940s, surgical techniques have evolved, im ...

Medicare may cover scleral lenses in specific circumstances from its prosthetic device benefit category. Read more.

Original Medicare does not have vision care benefits, including regular contact and scleral lenses. However, there may be some instances where Medicare would consider covering costs, such as if a ...

Original Medicare Part A covers radiation therapy received as an inpatient in the hospital, Part B covers radiation therapy received as an outpatient in a clinic, and Part D may cover oral ...

The sclera is the white part of the eye. It is made of tough, fibrous tissue that acts as a protective covering for most of the eyeball. The sclera runs from the cornea at the front of the eye to the ...

Children with ocular surface disease and irregular cornea/refractive conditions treated with scleral lenses experienced improvement in visual acuity. Larger diameters did not prevent successful ...

Traditional contact lenses sit on your eye’s cornea, but scleral lenses are gas-permeable lenses designed to sit on your sclera or whites of your eyes. Because scleral lenses are large ...