In this paper we describe how we successfully conducted a case of neurotrophic ulcer not responsive to conventional therapy using scleral contact lens and the advantages of this therapy.
Use of scleral contact lens in the therapeutic approach of corneal neurotrophic ulcer
(A) Fundus photography of the right eye showing a circumscribed yellow-orange choroidal mass located along the inferotemporal vascular arcade. (B) Optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrating a dome-shaped choroidal mass with subretinal fluid, retinal pigment epithelium alterations, cystoid macular edema, and outer retinal damage.
DiasMR, LarivoirNB, RabeloTB, KiryuBR, YokodaJC. Use of scleral contact lens in the therapeutic approach of corneal neurotrophic ulcer. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2018;77(2):95-7.
Dias,Maurílio Roriz; Larivoir,Nicole Bragantini; Rabelo,Thiago Barbosa; Kiryu,Bruno Roberto; Yokoda,João Carlos. Use of scleral contact lens in the therapeutic approach of corneal neurotrophic ulcer. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 77, n. 2, p. 95-97, Apr. 2018.
Dias,M.R., Larivoir,N.B., Rabelo,T.B., Kiryu,B.R., & Yokoda,J.C. (2018). Use of scleral contact lens in the therapeutic approach of corneal neurotrophic ulcer. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,77(2), 95-97.
Dias,Maurílio Roriz and Larivoir,Nicole Bragantini and Rabelo,Thiago Barbosa and Kiryu,Bruno Roberto and Yokoda,João Carlos. Use of scleral contact lens in the therapeutic approach of corneal neurotrophic ulcer. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2018, vol. 77, n. 2, [cited 2026-10-22], pp.95-97. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/use-of-scleral-contact-lens-in-the-therapeutic-approach-of-corneal-neurotrophic-ulcer/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
