mould of eye

[cherishu2]

i have my scheral lens in left eye. Well sight isnt wonderful but its there.
As i am expecting a baby i cant have the cornea graft in right eye now.
Only hope is to go to brum and have a mould done of the eye so a special scheral can be made. see if that works.
How do they do a mould?

[John Smith]

Hi Trace,

Congratulations on your bump

My optician has had it done to him, and he explained to me that you're given local anaesthetic drops, then a large scleral lens with a tube attached is put in to your eye. Once in place, the tube fills the lens with foam, which is left for a minute or so to harden, and then the scleral lens is removed from your eye.

He explained that it wasn't particularly comfortable, but it wasn't painful either.

[Lesley Foster]

I had a mould taken when I had my original scleral lens made. I don't recall it being painful just uncomfortable because you have to keep your eyeball still.

Good luck with it and your bump.

Lesley.

[cherishu2]

I had my lens today.
Is it normal for teh eye to be red will it become used to the lens.
Really worried cus its my last hope.
Trace

[cherishu2]

mmm that was meant to be a new post. Cant see much sorry

[GarethB]

If it not something your eye is used to, then yes a red eye initially is quite common.

Never had a scleral, but getting used to the corneal lens, initially the first 20 minutes would leave my eye quite red. Within in a week, this was no longer happening as I got better at putting the lens in and also my eye being used to having a foreign object put in.

[cherishu2]

cheers, dunno what id do without you lot.
Trace

[Andrew MacLean]

Cherish

When is the baby due?

Andrew

[cherishu2]

Hi
baby is due april

[Andrew MacLean]

wonderful! Keep us in touch with progress. Are you going to ask about your baby's gender, or are you happy enough to be surprised at the birth?

all the best

Andrew