How to use scleral lenses with OSD

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Conference|Twin Cities Ocular Surface Disease Symposium

Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, makes the argument for why patients with severe eye disease should be using scleral lenses to provide ocular surface relief.

Related: How to treat OSD in glaucoma patients

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