Alleviating vertical diplopia through contact lenses without the use of prism.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of a contact lens fitting in a patient with significant vertical imbalance without the use of prism.


METHODS
A 56-year-old white female with vertical imbalance presented with the desire to wear contact lenses without the aid of spectacles. She was previously unsuccessful with rigid bifocal contact lenses, which incorporated vertical prism.


RESULTS
The patient was successfully fit with monovision contact lenses without prism.


CONCLUSIONS
It may be possible to fit a larger percentage of patients with vertical imbalance in contact lenses than previously thought.
Migneco
Mary K
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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. migneco@wustl.edu
D003261:Contact Lenses; D004172:Diplopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015348:Vision, Binocular / Q000502:physiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity