4 Valuable Insights About EyePrint Technology

For patients in Las Vegas living with irregular corneas, finding a contact lens that fits properly can feel like an impossible task. Traditional options such as scleral contact lenses or rigid gas permeable lenses work well for many people, but some corneal shapes are so unique that even these advanced lenses fall short. EyePrint technology solves this problem by creating a fully custom contact lens from a physical mold of the front of your eye. The result is a lens matched precisely to your anatomy, delivering comfort and clear vision that standard designs cannot achieve.

What Is EyePrint Technology and How Does It Work?

EyePrint is a prosthetic lens system that produces one-of-a-kind scleral contact lenses for eyes with complex or highly irregular surfaces. Unlike conventional lenses that are manufactured from a library of preset curves, an EyePrint lens is built from an actual impression of your eye. A soft, quick-setting material is placed on the eye surface to capture every contour of the cornea and surrounding sclera. That impression is then digitized and used to manufacture a lens that follows your eye’s exact topography. Because no two impressions are alike, each EyePrint lens is truly unique to the patient.

Who Can Benefit from EyePrint Lenses?

EyePrint lenses are most often recommended when other specialty contact lens options have been tried without success. Candidates typically include patients with one or more of the following conditions:

• Advanced or irregular keratoconus
• Corneal scarring from injury or infection
• Post-surgical irregularities following LASIK, PRK, radial keratotomy, or corneal transplant
• Severe or treatment-resistant dry eye, including Sjogren’s syndrome and graft-versus-host disease
• Irregular astigmatism that cannot be corrected with standard scleral lenses

Because the lens is molded to the individual eye, it can accommodate surface irregularities that would cause a traditionally designed scleral lens to fit poorly, rock, or trap debris.

What Happens During an EyePrint Fitting?

The EyePrint fitting process involves several carefully coordinated steps:

• Comprehensive evaluation. Your doctor examines the cornea and surrounding tissue using corneal topography and anterior segment imaging to confirm you are a good candidate.
• Impression taking. A soft, biocompatible impression material is placed over the eye for roughly one to two minutes. The process is painless, though you may feel gentle pressure. The impression captures a detailed map of the cornea, limbus, and sclera.
• Lens design and manufacturing. The impression is sent to the EyePrint laboratory, where it is scanned and converted into a digital model. A custom scleral lens is then lathed from high-oxygen-permeable material to match the scanned contours precisely.
• Dispensing and fine-tuning. When the finished lens arrives, your doctor evaluates the fit using a slit lamp and, if needed, anterior segment OCT. Minor adjustments may be made to optimize comfort, centration, and tear exchange beneath the lens.

Most patients receive their final lenses within a few weeks of the initial impression appointment.

What Results Can You Expect?

Patients who move to EyePrint lenses after struggling with other contact lens types frequently report meaningful improvements in both comfort and visual clarity. Because the lens vaults smoothly over the entire corneal surface, it creates a uniform tear reservoir that neutralizes surface irregularities and provides stable optics throughout the day. Many patients also experience less lens awareness and longer comfortable wearing times compared to their previous lenses.

It is important to understand that EyePrint lenses still require the same daily cleaning, disinfection, and follow-up care as other scleral lenses. Your doctor will set a personalized wearing schedule and follow-up plan to monitor corneal health over time.

Is EyePrint Right for You?

If you have been told you are not a candidate for contact lenses, or if your current specialty lenses are not providing the comfort and vision you need, EyePrint technology may offer a solution worth exploring. A thorough evaluation is the first step to determining whether this approach is appropriate for your eyes.

At Insight Vision Optometry, Las Vegas, Dr. Stephanie Woo, OD, FAAO, FSLS, is the only practitioner in Nevada certified to fit EyePrint prosthetic lenses. She is joined by Dr. Nathan Schramm, OD, FSLS, FBCLA, and Dr. Thanh Mai, OD, FSLS, who together bring decades of experience in scleral lens fitting and corneal disease management. To find out whether EyePrint lenses are right for you, call us at 702-747-4070 or visit www.insightvisionlv.com to schedule an appointment.