Patent ID: 7695135

Claim:
A scleral lens to be disposed on an eye, the scleral lens comprising: an optic portion having a first curvature, and a scleral portion having a second curvature, wherein: (a) the first curvature is adapted to cover a cornea of the eye without substantially touching the cornea; (b) the second curvature is adapted to contact the scleral portion of the eye without substantially touching the cornea; (c) the optic portion and the scleral portion intersect to form an angle less than 180 degrees measured from the anterior side of the scleral lens; (d) the scleral portion has an inner rim bounding the optic portion and an outside rim bounding the outside of the scleral lens; (e) the scleral portion further comprises at least one channel extending radially from the inner rim to the outside rim; and (f) the outside rim of the scleral portion defines a scallop where the channel intersects the outside rim of the scleral portion.