At BostonSight, we are experts in pediatric PROSE® and scleral lens care. We successfully fit children as young as 12 months old with scleral lens devices. As a non-profit organization, compassionate patient care for all ages and exceptional education are core to BostonSight’s mission.

Meet Lensy!

Lensy is BostonSight’s friendly scleral lens ambassador. Lensy’s most important job is to help make scleral lenses less scary for young patients. Her engaging smile and large eyes make her an exceptionally friendly tool for working with pediatric patients. Plush Lensy is available at PROSE locations to support pediatric patients with a cuddly companion during their fitting process.

Lensy also assists with educating patients of all ages about scleral lenses and PROSE devices. She is the creation of Dr. Daniel Brocks, BostonSight’s Chief Medical Officer, who drew Lensy for his young children to explain his work. His pencil drawing was transformed into a graphic and brought to life as a plush toy.

Lensy even has her own book! Follow along with Lensy as she takes her friend, Sophie Sheep, to the eye doctor to get fit with scleral lenses. The book includes coloring pages, “practice” with Lensy’s friends, and simple descriptions of scleral lens tools to help children feel more at ease during the fitting process.

Meet Dr. Brocks

In this brief video, Dr. Brocks discusses his inspiration for Lensy and how she helps pediatric patients.

Testimonials

“Learning to apply and remove a lens can be scary for kids. With Lensy, our pediatric patients have a buddy they can count on to walk them through it all. She will cheer you on and make sure your eyes are happy!”

“Our infant son was born without the ability to fully close his right eye. At 1 year old, we noticed increasing damage on his cornea. Our son wore PROSE during the daytime for the next six months, and the epithelial defects on his cornea healed.”

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Pediatric publications

BostonSight is the leading institution publishing peer-reviewed scleral lens articles, including articles specifically about pediatric use.

Brocks D, Carrasquillo KC, Riccobono K, and Cheung N. The Role of Contact Lenses in the Management of Ocular Surface Disease in Children. ed: Traish A. and Douglas V.P. Pediatric Ocular Surface Disease, Springer, Jun 2023.

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Carrasquillo KC. Pediatric Applications. eds. Fadel D and Barnett M. Specialty Lenses: Clinical Practice. Elsevier, 2022.

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Phillis K, Brocks D, Carrasquillo KC. Case Report: Use of Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem Treatment of Traumatic Lid Ptosis in a Pediatric Patient. Optom Vis Sci. 2020 Dec. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001612.

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Kamal SM, Riccobono K, Kwok A, Edmond J, Pflugfelder SC. Unilateral pediatric neurotrophic keratitis due to congenital left trigeminal nerve aplasia with PROSE (prosthetic replacement of the ocular surface ecosystem) treatment. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 20 (2020) 100854.

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