Scleral shell prostheses in patient care: A survey of eyecare clinicians in New Zealand.

IF 3.7 3区 医学 Q1 OPHTHALMOLOGY
Janice P Yeoman, Brian H Sloan, Keith R Pine, Robert J Jacobs, Stuti L Misra
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Abstract

Purpose: Research to guide scleral shell practice is sparse with minimal evidence-based information available about indications and contraindications for shell wear, or the ideal wear and maintenance regimes. New Zealand optometrists, ophthalmologists and ocular prosthetists were surveyed to gauge current understanding.

Methods: Topics queried included practitioner specialisation, judgements on the suitability and success of shells for different presentations of non-functional disfigured eyes, shell wear and maintenance protocols, and management of complications.

Results: Responses from 140 optometrists, 50 ophthalmologists and 8 ocular prosthetists were collected. Optometrists and ophthalmologists observed that patients with non-functional disfigured eyes had an ocular prosthesis significantly less often than anophthalmic patients (∼30 % vs >90 %). Judgements from optometrists and ophthalmologists about shell suitability for different clinical presentations were wide ranging and inconsistent. Judgements from ocular prosthetists highlighted globe volume, corneal sensitivity and corneal integrity as key factors determining shell wear success. Keratitis and discomfort with shell wear were of high concern to both optometrists and ophthalmologists. Optometrists and ocular prosthetists most frequently reported that shells should be disinfected daily with no overnight wear, while ophthalmologists provided heterogeneous recommendations.

Conclusions: There are significant inconsistencies among and between ophthalmologists and optometrists in the provision, care and maintenance of scleral shells. Ocular prosthetists in New Zealand do not have the necessary scope of practice to care for patients' eye health once they have fabricated and fitted a scleral shell. The consequence of these combined factors is that people with blind disfigured eyes in New Zealand are sub-optimally managed. This survey provides a foundation for developing interdisciplinary consensus guidelines on scleral shell provision and maintenance in New Zealand.

患者护理中的巩膜壳假体:新西兰眼科医生的调查。
目的:指导巩膜壳实践的研究很少,关于巩膜壳佩戴的适应症和禁忌症,或理想的佩戴和维护制度的循证信息很少。对新西兰验光师、眼科医生和眼修复师进行了调查,以衡量目前的认识。方法:询问的主题包括医生专业化,对不同表现的非功能性毁容眼的壳的适用性和成功的判断,壳的佩戴和维护方案,以及并发症的处理。结果:收集了140名验光师、50名眼科医生和8名眼修复师的反馈。验光师和眼科医生观察到,与无眼患者相比,无功能毁容的患者使用假眼的几率要低得多(约30% vs约90%)。验光师和眼科医生对不同临床表现的外壳适用性的判断范围广泛且不一致。眼假体专家的判断强调球体体积、角膜敏感性和角膜完整性是决定贝壳佩戴成功的关键因素。角膜炎和不适与壳戴是高度关注的验光师和眼科医生。验光师和眼修复师最常报告说,应每天消毒,不要过夜佩戴,而眼科医生提供了不同的建议。结论:眼科医生和验光师在巩膜壳的提供、护理和维护方面存在明显的不一致。新西兰的眼科假体医生一旦制造并安装了巩膜壳,就没有必要的实践范围来照顾病人的眼睛健康。这些综合因素的结果是,在新西兰,患有失明毁容的人没有得到最佳的治疗。这项调查为在新西兰制定关于巩膜壳提供和维护的跨学科共识指南提供了基础。
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CiteScore
7.60
自引率
18.80%
发文量
198
审稿时长
55 days
期刊介绍: Contact Lens & Anterior Eye is a research-based journal covering all aspects of contact lens theory and practice, including original articles on invention and innovations, as well as the regular features of: Case Reports; Literary Reviews; Editorials; Instrumentation and Techniques and Dates of Professional Meetings.
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