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Patients fill the lens--which is about the sizeof a quarter--with a lubricant, which in turnfills the space between the lens and the eye,providing lubrication to the irritated cornea andallowing the patient to see normally.
The new plastic was developed by the PolymerTechnology Corp. in Wilmington, Mass., whichworked together with Rosenthal's team indeveloping the lens.
Rosenthal founded Polymer Technology, and latersold it to Bausch & Lomb, Inc. He has been doingresearch on the lens since the 1970s
Kathleen Melvin, a secretary, said the BostonScleral Lens has changed her life.
Bernard Malone, another patient of Dr.Rosenthal who has tried the lens said it isextremely effective.