Effect of deposit build up on prosthetic eyes

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Effects of deposit build up on prosthetic eyes and the implications for patient symptoms

• IRAS ID

  128177

• Contact name

  Raman Malhotra

• Contact email

  raman.malhotra@qvh.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

• Research summary

  People who wear a "glass eye" or ocular prosthesis seem particularly prone to developing dry eye symptoms. 90% will be affected by socket discharge, the majority on a daily basis. One of the main causes is obstruction of the oil-producing meibomian glands along the eyelid margins. This is due to a combination of tear deficiency, deposit build-up and micro-trauma of the "glass eye" rubbing on the inside of the eyelid.

  By improving the surface finish of a "glass eye" from standard polish to a smoother contact lens polish, we hope to be able to improve both patient symptoms and the signs of deposit build-up on the prosthesis.

• REC name

  London - Surrey Borders Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  13/LO/1113

• Date of REC Opinion

  29 Aug 2013

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion