A new approach to ocular moisture chambers.
A new approach is presented to the problem of moisture chamber spectacles for the treatment of the dry eye. This moisture chamber relies on soft polyurethane sidewalls, form fitting and flanged to avoid pressure at right angles to the skin surface. The result is a comfortable moisture chamber which has been used successfully by an eight-year-old patient for nine months. This has allowed the child to return to school with best visual acuity (aphakic) without a single recurrence of corneal erosion.
D001834:Body Water; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005135:Eye Protective Devices / Q000592:standards*; D005139:Eyeglasses / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007634:Keratitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000592:standards*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014985:Xerophthalmia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*