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Scleral lenses can be life-changing for patients with corneal and ocular surface disease. However, troubleshooting the problems that arise can be difficult for even the most experienced fitter. This course offers more advanced problem-solving techniques for practitioners who would like to enhance their scleral lens skills.

Learning objectives

1. To discuss design changes to help achieve improved scleral lens fits
2. To demonstrate how to manage advanced corneal pathology with scleral lenses
3. To provide strategies to improve solution issues including toxicity and hypersensitivity reactions
4. To discuss the causes and problem-solving strategies of poor wetting and mid-day fogging
5. To discuss how scleral topography can help fitting techniques
6. To discuss how impression-based designs can help problem solve difficult fits
7. To demonstrate the benefits of front surface aspheric optics to improve vision
8. To demonstrate the advantages of Higher Order Aberration correction (HOA technology)

Dr. Vishakha Thakrar is founder and director of Vaughan Vision Centre, an advanced specialty contact lens clinic that focusses on complex scleral lens fitting, myopia management, and advanced dry eye treatment. After receiving her cornea and contact lens residency, she started her career as the Director of the Contact Lens Service at the Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic. She later helped establish the Scleral Lens Clinic at the Kensington Eye Institute in Toronto. She speaks internationally and has written extensively on contact lenses, corneal disease and myopia management. She is co-founder of the Canadian Contact Lens Association, and is currently co-investigator of the Myopia in Practice Study. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and the Scleral Lens Society.