InSight Scleral Care Guide
Caring for your Scleral Lenses
Proper cleaning and handling are an important part of keeping your InSight Scleral lenses comfortable, safe, and performing their best. Follow these steps every day to support healthy eyes and clear vision.
Insertion
- Place the scleral lens on the large application plunger.
- Completely fill the bowl of the lens with preservative-free saline, forming a convex meniscus.
- Touch the saline with a fluorescein strip until it is deeply stained.
- Have the patient lean their head forward, chin toward the chest, until they are looking directly down.
- Bring the lens quickly toward the patient’s eye, taking care not to spill the saline.
- Check for bubbles beneath the lens. If any are present, remove the lens and repeat the application process.
Eye properly opened with head tilted downward for easiest lens insertion.
Removal
- Place a few drops of contact lens wetting solution on the small DMV removal plunger.
- Place the DMV plunger on the lower portion of the lens, as shown in the photograph.
- Gently lift the lens away from the eye with the plunger attached to the lens.
Apply DMV to lower portion of lens. Gently lift lens away using the remover.
Proper position of DMV on lens being removed from eye.
Never Use Water
Keep your InSight Scleral lenses and lens case away from tap water, bottled water, distilled water, shower or swimming-pool water, homemade saline, and saliva.
Only use products recommended by your eye care professional.
Your Care Products
Your doctor may recommend a GP multipurpose solution such as Boston Simplus®, Unique pH®, or Tangible Clean®, or a hydrogen peroxide system such as CLEAR CARE®.
Important: Hydrogen peroxide solutions must fully neutralize in their special lens case before the lenses are placed on your eyes.
The Scleral Lens Education Society is a great resource for patients who want additional guidance on scleral lens care. Their Scleral Lens Care Guide includes information on multipurpose and hydrogen peroxide cleaning systems, preservative-free filling solutions, lens application tools, and additional care products.
View the Scleral Lens Education Society Care Guide →
Remove → Rub → Rinse → Disinfect → Air-Dry Case
Replace your lens case approximately every 3 months, or as directed by your eye care professional.
Do not wear a lens that is damaged, uncomfortable, or causing unusual redness, pain, light sensitivity, discharge, or blurred vision. Remove the lens and contact your eye care professional.
Healthy lenses. Healthy eyes. Better InSight Scleral wear.
