Corneal Swelling with Overnight Wear of Scleral Contact Lenses

Abstract

Overnight wear of ScCL caused an increased degree of corneal swelling compared with daytime wear. This degree of swelling should not rule out overnight therapeutic ScCL wear if the disease process is deemed to be more damaging than the hypoxic effect of an RGP ScCL worn overnight. However, when used for refractive correction, they should not be left in overnight.