SergEyes is a hybrid contact lens design, consisting of a high Dk RGP centre to provide the optics of a rigid lens, and a soft lens ‘skirt’, designed for stabilisation and improved patient comfort.
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Applications
SynergEyes is a particularly useful lens in cases where an RGP lens is required for good acuity, but a corneal RGP is either not tolerated, will not centre correctly or produces staining. Because the RGP part of the lens is designed to vault the central cornea, SynergEyes is a good option when a cornea cannot tolerate any central touch, such as with a ‘proud nebula’ in keratoconus, or patients with a fragile epithelium.
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