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Survey Paper | Ophthalmology | India | Volume 9 Issue 4, April 2020

Tear Measurement in Custom Ocular Prosthetic

Raj Kumar ^[65]

Abstract: In the direction of comparing the tear excretion side by side among the associated eyes of uniocular prosthetic end-user hence as to categorize them into accurate tear lacking patients as well as tear insufficiency in line for to extra functional problem between uniocular prosthetic users. To discover on sale whether totally patients irritable of dry eye have need of lubricating drops in the direction of correct the difficult of serious or prolonged dryness. Fifty consecutive patients using custom uniocular prosthesis. Patients by custom ocular prosthesis existed managed dry eye indication survey, monitored through socket assessment in addition to Schirmer’s exam. Here we present 31 man plus 19 women using the meantime of life of 23.67 years (collection 18-40 years), with involvement of 56 % right eyes. On the evaluation of socket, it was 62 % anopththalmic socket, 38 % disorganized globs. On questionnaire dryness (38 %) and discharge (66 %) were the chief complaints among all the patients. Cruel Schirmer’s I be there 10.3 mm sideways using the prosthesis related 17.7 mm on the usual contralateral. Sockets using prosthesis require compressed tear utility supportive the individual dryness indication that the patients report with the alteration in the scenario of the patient, the addition of a supplement eye drop may be beneficial to the patient

Keywords: Custom uniocular prosthesis, Schirmer’s test, Tear function, Anophthalmic socket, Disorganized globes,

Edition: Volume 9 Issue 4, April 2020,

Pages: 1191 - 1195

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