President, International Society of Contact Lens Specialists (ISCLS)
Co-Founder, Euro-Asian Scleral Lens Academy (EASLA)
Australia
Damon Ezekiel owns and manages the specialist contact lens and general optometry practice, Ezekiel Eyes, in Perth, Western Australia. Ezekiel Eyes specialises in vision rehabilitation through contact lenses and he is also a contact lens consultant to various research organisations.
He is the President of the International Society of Contact Lens Specialists (ISCLS) and Co-Founder of the Euro-Asian Scleral Lens Academy (EASLA).
Damon regularly lectures and conducts workshops in contact lens practice and in particular, he teaches the fitting of all types of rigid gas permeable contact lenses, including Orthokeratology and scleral lenses, soft bifocal, multi-focal and cosmetic contact lenses.
Damon treats patients with conditions such as Keratoconus, as well as those who are post graft and post refractive surgery. He also regularly treats children following operations for congenital cataracts.
Through the charity organisation Sight For All, Damon has taught at ophthalmology hospitals in Vietnam and Cambodia.
He graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Optometry in 1989, and achieved his therapeutics qualifications in 2019. Damon is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia.
Damon, a son of the Gas Permeable Scleral Contact Lens pioneer Don Ezekiel, enjoys spending time with his family, yoga, swimming, piano, travelling and trekking.
Scleral Contact Lenses – A Missed Opportunity?
BACKGROUND: The author first started looking after his patients who required visual rehabilitation in 1990, by successfully fitting these lenses.
CASE DESCRIPTION: The incredible work that nature does in a human being’s infant years to develop an amazing visual system is something that we generally take for granted. However, when a patient’s visual system is challenged, what are the various options that are available to eye care practitioners in meeting the needs of patients and their families?
An Australian specialist contact lens practice, Ezekiel Eyes, utilises the fitting of Gas Permeable Scleral contact lenses for many of its challenging patients. Most would assume that this is not an easy lens to fit and handle, compared with conventional lens options available. However, the experience of Damon Ezekiel proves that that this is not true. Damon has been fitting the gas permeable scleral contact lens for more than 33 years.
CONCLUSIONS: In this session, Damon will discuss the benefits and ease of fitting Gas Permeable Scleral contact lenses for many of his challenging patients. He will outline the long-term success of fitting scleral contact lenses to his patients by providing case studies and follow up over several years.