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    • James White Caudill, MD
    • Joseph Jefferds Sinclair, MD
    • Christopher A Stansbury, OD
    • Steven M. Potwin, OD
    • Jason P. Ludlow, MD
    • Caleb Cart, OD
    • John F. Wiles, OD
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Specialty Contact Lenses

TYPES OF SPECIALTY CONTACT LENSES AND BENEFITS FOR PATIENTS
HYBRID CONTACT LENSES

Hybrid contact lenses help patients in a couple ways:

Comfort and vision: The lenses have the same kind of vision as of a standard GP (gas permeable lens) and the comfort of a soft contact lens.

Gas Permeable (GP) center delivers great vision and the soft skirt gives the contacts a soft cushion which enhances the comfort. It also has Tangible Hydra-peg coating which provides increased lubricity. Regular GP lenses – Can slow down or stop the beat of Nystagmus.

 

SynergEyes Hybrid contact lensesView Video

 

Hybrid contact lenses have many advantages:

Helps patients who have:

Regular corneal astigmatism
Patients with complaints of movement with soft toric contacts
Patients who want the quality vision of a GP lens, but worried about comfort
Patients with irregular corneas

Pro’s:

Hybrid contacts are great for patients with astigmatism.
Hybrid lenses offer clear, crisp, and great vision. Most often the same as glasses.
With the soft skirt you have the comfort of a soft contact lens.
Patients have freedom from wearing glasses.

Con’s:

Not designed for lenticular astigmatism.
If the diagnostic fit set is required, it will take more time to do the contact lens fitting.
Price for the contact lens fitting will be higher.

Hybrid contact lens candidates:

Patients with regular corneal astigmatism
Patients complaining of lens rotation or fluctuation vision with soft toric lenses
Patients interested in GP lenses, but concerned about comfort
Presbyopic patients with astigmatism
Soft multifocal patients looking for better vision
Irregular cornea patients looking to try other contact lens options

 

Orthokeratology (ortho-k)

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Corneal Molding

Designed to reshape the cornea for myopic patients.  (-4.00 diopters or less)
Recommended for low to mid nearsightedness
Slows down the progression of myopia

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Scleral Contact Lenses
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Patients that can benefit from scleral contact lenses:

Patients who are unable to wear other forms of correction
Patients with irregular corneas
Patients with conditions that affect tear film
Patients with refractive error (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia)
Patients with Keratoconus
Eye surgeries – typically cannot be fully corrected with glasses or soft contact lenses.
Hard to fit eyes that cannot be fitted with conventional GP lenses.
The shape of the patients eye causes the lenses to fall out/dislodge. Example: during sports
Dry eyes – Eyes that are too dry for conventional contact lenses
Post corneal transplant
Pellucid Marginal Degeneration
Post Lasik Ectasia
Post PRK (photorefractive keratectomy)
Post RK (radial keratotomy)
Graft vs host disease
Sjogren’s syndrome
Steven – Johnson syndrome
Neurotrophic ocular pain
Limbel stem cell deficiency
Ocular cicatrical pemphigoid
Family dysautonomia
Ocular allergies
Myopia, Hyperopia, Astigmatism, Presbyopia

 

If you have questions about how specialty contact lenses can benefit you, please call 304-343-3937, or complete the form below and someone from our contact lens team will contact you.

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Six Convenient Locations

Beckley, WV

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Belle, WV

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Charleston, WV

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Point Pleasant, WV

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Ripley, WV

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St. Albans, WV

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Meet the Doctors

  • Caleb Cart, OD
  • Christopher A Stansbury, OD
  • James White Caudill, MD
  • Joseph Jefferds Sinclair, MD
  • Steven M. Potwin, OD
  • John F. Wiles, OD
  • Jason P. Ludlow, MD
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Beckley, WV

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Point Pleasant, WV

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Ripley, WV

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St. Albans, WV

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304-343-EYES (3937)

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Community News

  • Age Related Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Awareness Month
  • January Glaucoma Awareness Month
  • Use It, Don’t Lose It!
  • December is Safe Toys Awareness Month
  • Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month

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