Week 2.08 Hospital Cls

Question 1

What do hospitals do CLs for

Answer 1

Corneal ectasia: keratoconus
Post corneal cross linking
Post graft
Congenital disorders
Complicated cataract surgery

Question 2

What are the diff cls u can get and diameters

Answer 2

Corneal RGP - 8.70-10.00mm
Large diameter corneal RGP ~11.00mm
Semi-scleral ~14.00
Mini scleral 16.40 - 18.20
Scleral ~23.00
Soft custom made cls for irregular cornea
Piggyback bandage + RGP
Cosmetic

Question 3

Coats disease

Answer 3

Rare (1 in 100,000) congenital, non hereditary eye disorder
No genetics
Development of abnormal leaky vessels in retina
Unilateral/ more frequent in males
Generally appearing in first decade of life
Prosthetic CLs with printed iris