Okay, imagine your eyes are like a garden, and sometimes they can feel very dry and uncomfortable, like when the plants don’t get enough water. One way to help the garden feel better is by using special contact lenses called scleral lenses.

Scleral lenses are like big, round hard contact lenses that cover not just the colored part of the eye, but also the white part all around it. They create a little pool of water on the eye, which helps keep it hydrated and feeling better.

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These special contact lenses come in different sizes. Some are smaller, like a medium-sized pizza, and some are bigger, like a large pizza! The bigger ones are called full-scleral lenses because they cover more of the eye.

Doctors used to mainly use these rigid contact lenses for people whose eyes were shaped funny or had bumpy surfaces. But now, they’re finding out that they can also help people with dry eyes feel much better. So, when other treatments like eye drops don’t work, doctors might suggest trying these contact lenses.

To find the right size contact lens, Dr. Boparai will do some tests and ask lots of questions. He will also teach how to take care of the contact lenses, like using a special water to fill them up before putting them in the eyes.

Overall, these special contact lenses can be a big help for people with dry eyes, like giving a thirsty plant a big drink of water!