Hard-to-fit eyes: did an experienced scleral fitter make the difference?
Over a decade ago, my ophthalmologist fitted me for RGP lenses, but they were incredibly painful. It honestly felt like shards of glass in my eyes. I later had CXL, and with strong prescription glasses my vision improved enough for a while.
A few years ago, I learned about scleral lenses and decided to try again. I found an in-network provider, but they had fairly limited scleral fitting experience. Unfortunately, I ended up scratching my cornea during the process, and my ophthalmologist advised me to stop trying.
Recently, though, my vision has been getting worse again with age. I have an appointment coming up with a corneal specialist who’s out of network, but at this point I’m willing to pay if it could improve my quality of life. I’m expecting they may recommend scleral lenses again, and I’m hoping that working with someone more experienced might lead to a better outcome this time.
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s had a difficult fitting experience but eventually found success.