06/10/2026
Hancock Eye is proud to announce that Dr. Nick McColley has been featured by Valley Contax, a premier innovator in custom specialty contact lenses.
In his featured clinical piece, titled "How the Custom Stable Elite Rewrote the Script on Ocular Surface Disease and Corneal Irregularities," Dr. McColley explains how cutting-edge scleral lens engineering is fundamentally shifting how we restore vision and provide long-overdue physical relief for patients suffering from extreme corneal conditions and chronic dry eyes.
THE "LIQUID BANDAGE" EFFECT — WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOUR COMFORT
For patients dealing with severe dry eye syndrome, keratoconus, or complications following a corneal injury or transplant, standard soft contact lenses can make irritation worse. This is because traditional lenses rest directly on a highly sensitive, irregular cornea.
As Dr. McColley highlights in his article, our practice utilizes an entirely different approach with scleral lenses: we bypass the painful parts of the eye altogether. By implementing the Scleral Lens, we treat severe vision conditions using a three-part comfort model:
The Scleral Vault (Bypassing Pain): Instead of touching your sensitive cornea, this specialized lens vaults completely over it, resting gently on the white part of your eye.
A Continuous "Liquid Bandage": The space between the lens and your eye is filled with a reservoir of soothing, preservative-free tears. This creates a protective cushion, providing immediate, constant relief from severe dryness.
Flawless Visual Clarity: Because the lens creates a perfectly smooth new surface over the eye, it eliminates the visual distortions caused by irregular corneas, allowing many patients to achieve crisp 20/20 vision for the first time in years.
"I have literally had dozens of patients in my office break down and cry tears of joy the moment a diagnostic lens is applied! The immediate improvement they experience is astounding."
— Dr. Nick McColley, OD, MBA
Looking for the clinical breakdown? Read Dr. McColley’s full professional feature on the official Valley Contax Site here:
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