Charlotte Contact Lens

The majority of patients who come to the Charlotte Contact Lens Institute are unable to see well with traditional soft contact lenses or glasses, conventional scleral contact lenses, and/or glasses. For patients who require specialty contact lenses to see their best, scleral contact lenses are typically recommended due to their adaptability, inherent design (which vaults over the cornea), and the customization potential of scleral lenses.

It should be noted that some patients are accustomed to wearing a different type of lens, such as a corneal gas permeable (GP) lens. Typically, in these situations our doctors will support the patient’s desire to continue using that type of lens, assuming there isn’t a potentially serious reason to switch to a different type of lens. However, most often patients who require specialty contact lenses are open to the result that will deliver the best outcome for their vision and eye health. For these patients, typically our doctors recommend scleral lenses due to their superior performance and the customization potential, among other factors.