Dr. Amal Daher
Doctor of Optometry
- Doctor of Optometry · MO Optometry license 000000
Leads our scleral and gas permeable fittings, and fits toric and multifocal lenses.
Contact lens fittings
Specialty lenses
Gas permeable, hybrid and scleral lenses are made for corneas that soft lenses don't fit well, such as an irregular cornea or keratoconus.
Who it is for
People with an irregular cornea, including keratoconus
Wearers whose soft lenses haven't worked
People with a high or complex prescription
Anyone the doctor has recommended a rigid lens to
At the visit
What happens at the fitting
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Step 1: Exam and corneal mapping
About an hour. We map the shape of the front of your eye and check its health.
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Step 2: First lens
The doctor picks a lens, such as a scleral lens that vaults over the cornea, and checks how it rests on your eye.
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Step 3: Trial and adjustments
You wear a trial lens, then return so the doctor can adjust the fit. Several visits are common.
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Step 4: Training and follow-up
An assistant teaches you to insert, remove and clean the lenses. Check visits keep the fit up to date.
Results vary. Specialty fittings take time, and the doctor explains the plan at the first visit.
Before you come
Billing and what to bring
How it is billed
The exam goes to the plan that pays for it, and the fitting, the trial pair and the lenses are quoted separately. The front desk checks your benefits before the visit and gives you a written estimate if you pay yourself.
How fees workWhat to bring
Your current glasses and any lenses you wear, with the cases. Your vision plan and medical insurance cards. Any records from other eye doctors. A photo ID.
Your doctor
Who fits specialty lenses
Questions
Questions about specialty lenses
Is a specialty fitting billed to medical insurance?
Sometimes. When the doctor documents a medical reason for the lens, a medical plan may pay for part of it. We check your plan before the visit.
Are scleral lenses hard to wear?
Most people need practice putting them in and taking them out. We teach you, and the check visits tune the fit.
How long does a specialty fitting take?
More visits than a soft lens. The doctor gives you the plan at the first exam.
- Sudden vision loss, flashes of light, a curtain over your vision, a chemical splash or an eye injury needs care now. Call our office right away or go to an emergency room. If you can't reach us, call 911.
Book a specialty lens fitting
Tell us about your week and we will find a time for your fitting.