THE EYES AND EB
Ms Gillian SIM Ophthalmic Nurse Specialist
Mr Malcolm Kerr-Muir Consultant Ophthalmologist
Eyecare
of the adult
In adulthood, eye problems appear to diminish, but some patients
continue to suffer recurrent erosions and may have scarring from earlier erosions, which
cause further problems.
Patients should be encouraged to take responsibility for their own
eye care. If they are able to write and comb their hair, most should be able to instill
their own eye drops.
Some patients decide to discontinue their lubricant eye drops when
their eyes feel better. This is discouraged, since the lubricants do not cure the problem,
but maintain the tearfilm and therefore help reduce the incidence of blistering.
If patients’ work involves using a computer for long periods of
time, care should be taken that the concentration involved does not affect the eyes.
Regular breaks from the computer, when the patient should blink with complete eye closure
for about a minute. This will help combat the affects of reduced blinking and drying of
the eyes which can occur. |
