Scleral & Keratoconus Contact Lenses

At Vision Source - Orland Park, we design lenses for challenging eyes.

Scleral Contact Lenses offer keratoconus & irregular cornea patients many advantages compared to traditional contact lenses, including:

• comfort
• sharp vision
• stable vision
• reduced glare
  

  Scleral Lenses for Keratoconus

• improved vision for night time driving and driving when raining or snowing

We design Scleral contact lenses to vault over the most sensitive part of your eye and rest gently on the “white” of your eye (the sclera).  This makes them significantly more comfortable because they do not rub on or touch your cornea.

Learn More About Our Digitally Designed Scleral Contact Lens Process.

Any irregularities in the surface of your cornea are then filled in with a gentle layer of cushioning liquid that helps provide a smooth clear surface to optimize your vision.

Scleral Contact Lenses are especially helpful for the following conditions:

• Irregular corneas. Vision problems like ghosting, halos, double vision, & distortions caused by an irregularly shaped cornea typically cannot be properly corrected with glasses or soft contact lenses.
• Dry eyes. If your eyes are too dry for conventional contact lenses, Scleral Contact Lenses can help. They act like a band-aid creating a prosthetic shield that gives a continuous protective tear reservoir to keep the front of your eye more moist and comfortable.  Scleral Contact Lenses can be very helpful for severe dry eye caused by Sjögren’s Syndrome and other autoimmune disorders.  For many severe dry eye patients with red, painful, light-sensitive eyes, the continuous hydration from scleral lenses provides a dramatic improvement in comfort.  Our Dry Eye patients love their Scleral lenses.

It is amazing how such a small piece of technology can make such a difference to the lives of our patients.

We have established expertise in medically necessary contact lenses in cases such as:

• Keratoconus
• Pellucid Marginal Degeneration (PMD)
• Complex pre- and post-surgical cases (LASIK, PRK, RK)
• After corneal transplant surgery
  
• Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (KCS) seen in Sjögren’s Syndrome

Scleral lenses are also highly effective for managing debilitating glare many patients experience years after undergoing Radial Keratotomy surgery (R-K).

We use many advanced specialized contact lens designs to give our patients the best attainable result, including:

• Zenlens & Zen RC
• Custom Stable Elite 
• Maxim 3D by Acculens
• Onefit 2.0 & Onefit MED
• Synergeyes UltraHealth

Digitally Designed Scleral Lenses from our Eaglet ESP scanner:

• BostonSight Scleral Smart 360
• ScanFitPRO by EyePrint Prosthetics–totally digitally designed.
• WAVE custom scleral lenses–totally digitally designed.
• Gaudí  QS & Gaudí Legend Scleral lenses–totally digitally designed.
• & many others.

Dr. Joseph DiGiorgio recently did a presentation on designing Gaudí custom scleral lenses at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Joseph DiGiorgio and Dr. Stephanie DiGiorgio are certified to fit the BostonSight SCLERAL lenses.  These unique scleral lenses are designed based on data gathered from thousands of challenging cases involving irregular and diseased corneas used by the Boston Foundation, developers of the PROSE lens.

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Precision Scleral Design: Understanding Reimbursement:

At Vision Source Orland Park, we use advanced digital scleral profiling (Eaglet ESP) to design custom prosthetic scleral lenses for complex corneal conditions such as Keratoconus and Severe Ocular Surface Disease (Dry Eye).  Coverage depends on whether your care is managed through a Vision Plan or Major Medical Insurance.

Vision Plans (e.g., VSP, EyeMed, Spectera)

If you meet specific clinical criteria, these plans often provide a bundled benefit. Our team handles the authorization and billing for both professional services and materials directly through your vision provider.

Medical PPO Insurance (Two-Part Billing Policy)

When using medical insurance, we utilize a two-part billing policy to ensure access to the highest level of technology:

✅  Part 1: Professional Medical Services:

We bill your medical insurance directly for all clinical evaluations and fitting visits. You are responsible for any co-pays or deductibles.

✅  Part 2: Prosthetic Materials & Imaging:

Payment for custom-engineered lenses and digital imaging is required in full at the time of the service.

Patient Empowerment & Reimbursement

We strive to help our patients maximize their benefits.  We do not directly bill medical insurance for materials.  Our experienced staff can provide you with supporting documentation to assist you in filing a claim for direct reimbursement from your carrier.  Reimbursement is always determined by your specific policy.

By following this streamlined approach, we are able to focus our expertise on your clinical outcomes and the precise engineering of your ocular prosthetics rather than administrative delays.

Schedule an appointment today with Dr. DiGiorgio and the team at Vision Source - Orland Park for a custom Scleral Contact Lens evaluation to see the difference scleral lenses make for your eyes.