Fitting, troubleshooting, insertion and removal, supplies, and daily care — written by Dr. Y. Shira Kresch, O.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.
Everything we wish every patient knew on day one. If you’ve been told your vision can’t be corrected — or you’re simply tired of blurry days, dry eyes, and hearing “there’s nothing else we can do” — this book was written for you. It’s the 58 pages we find ourselves explaining to patients over and over, gathered in one place and written in plain English.
It’s free, there’s no catch, and it lands in your inbox in about a minute.
Most people arrive at scleral lenses after years of frustration — a keratoconus diagnosis, a corneal transplant, LASIK that didn’t go as planned, or dry eye severe enough that ordinary contacts became unbearable. By then they’ve usually collected a lot of advice and very few clear answers.
This guide closes that gap. It explains what’s actually happening on the surface of your eye, what a well-fit scleral lens can and can’t do about it, and how to handle the day-to-day realities nobody warns you about.
You’ll get the most out of it if you’re:
Here are the first ten pages. Flip through them before you decide whether the whole book is worth your inbox.
Dr. Y. Shira Kresch, O.D., M.S., F.A.A.O. earned her dual Doctor of Optometry and Master of Science degrees at SUNY College of Optometry and completed her residency at the NY VA Harbor Healthcare System. She served as Instructor of Optometric Sciences in Ophthalmology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and as Director of Optometry at the Kresge Eye Institute, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Wayne State University School of Medicine.
She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and received the 2023 Theia Award of Excellence in the Young OD category from Women In Optometry. She practices at Michigan Contact Lens in Southfield, fitting scleral and specialty lenses for patients across Metro Detroit.
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No. The guide is written for anyone living with — or considering — scleral lenses, wherever you’re treated. Plenty of readers are outside Michigan entirely.
No. The guide is educational. Scleral lenses are custom medical devices that must be professionally fitted and monitored, so please talk with a licensed eye care provider about your own eyes.
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