Emerald™
contact lenses are indicated for temporary reduction of
myopia up to 5.00 diopters in eyes with astigmatism up to
1.50 diopters.
An ideal
candidate is anyone with healthy eyes desiring freedom from
contacts or glasses during their waking hours.
The
ideal candidate:
• moderate myopia (up to -5 D) and/or astigmatism
(up to 1.5 D)
• normal and healthy eyes
• good hygiene
• desire for great vision without glasses and conventional
contact lenses
• not suitable or interested in LASIK
• almost any age, compliant and motivated
• has a good understanding of expectations
The less
than ideal candidate:
• more cylinder than refractive error
• poor sleep habits - procedure requires a minimum
of 6 consecutive hours to be consistently effective
• poor hygiene – lenses must be cleaned regularly
to avoid corneal complications and changes to
the lens surface will effect performance.
• myopia in excess of approved range may result
in only partial correction
• high corneal cylinder may result in residual cylinder
and poor centration
• clinically dry eye patients may have poor results
and corneal complications
An
ideal candidate is anyone with healthy eyes desiring
freedom from contacts or glasses during their waking hours.
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