| Prosthesis Care in Long-term Prosthetic Eye Wearers. |
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Hyun Yeon Kim, Keun Hae Kim |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. kimkh@cu.ac.kr |
| 의안 장기착용자에서의 의안 관리 |
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김현연⋅김근해 |
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대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 안과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Keun Hae Kim,
Email: kimkh@cu.ac.kr
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Received: 19 July 2018 • Revised: 23 August 2018 • Accepted: 20 February 2019 |
| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To aid in the prosthesis care by comparing anophthalmic eyes with normal eyes in anophthalmic patients wearing prosthetic eyes for more than 1 year. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 40 anophthalmic eyes and 40 normal fellow eyes of 40 patients who wore prosthetic eyes for more than 1 year after unilateral eye removal and orbital implant insertion. We compared data obtained from medical records on sex, age, punctal abnormality, lagophthalmos, eye discharge characteristics, tear meniscus height, upper eyelid palpebral conjunctiva, Meibomian gland dysfunction, Schirmer's test, lacrimal irrigation test, diagnostic probing, period of wearing the prosthetic eye, and frequency of prosthesis removal between anophthalmic eyes wearing a prosthesis and normal eyes. RESULTS: Anophthalmic eyes with lagophthalmos wearing a prosthesis had a higher frequency of eye discharge than eyes without lagophthalmos (p = 0.04). Eyes with frequent prosthesis removal had a higher frequency of eye discharge than eyes with less frequent prosthesis removal (p = 0.04). However, lagophthalmos and prosthesis removal frequency were not associated with tear meniscus height, or the results of Schirmer's test, or the lacrimal irrigation test (0.174 < p < 0.971). CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of prosthesis removal and presence of lagophthalmos can affect the discharge of anophthalmic eyes. It is advisable not to remove the prosthesis more than once a month to minimize eye discharge. |
| Key Words:
Anophthalmos;Ocular prosthesis |
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