5 Key Takeaways
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Scleral lenses are increasingly used by patients with dry eye and ocular surface disease for symptom control.
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Nonpreserved 0.9% sodium chloride vials are commonly used as filling solutions for scleral lenses.
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New preservative-free filling solutions specifically designed for scleral lens wear have become available.
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Adding artificial tears or autologous serum to saline in the scleral lens reservoir can improve patient symptoms.
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Recent studies show that using cyclosporine in the lens reservoir effectively improves dry eye symptoms.
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