5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  A 44-year-old female with Salzmann’s Nodular Degeneration had visual acuity of hand motion in the right eye and 20/25 in the left.

• 2

  The patient underwent a successful fitting of a piggybacked GP lens over a bandage soft lens, improving her left eye vision from 20/200 to 20/25.

• 3

  Salzmann’s Nodular Degeneration is characterized by small bluish white bumps on the cornea, often resulting from chronic trauma or inflammation.

• 4

  Symptoms of SND include foreign body sensation, chronic irritation, and potential vision reduction if nodules obstruct the visual axis.

• 5

  Management strategies for SND include treating underlying causes, using steroids, doxycycline, and contact lenses for symptomatic relief.