Dr. anita yadav

Dr. AJAY KUMAR SHUKLA, Dr. SMITA SINGH, Dr.GIRDHARI GUPTA

Abstract

AIM: Donor corneal evaluation of enucleated eyes using regular Specular Microscope (Topcon SP1P) using an eyeball holder. NEED FOR THE DEVICE: Evaluation of donor eyeball via moist chamber causes

inadequate exposure & need costly machines for accurate results. This is hard to

afford by an eye bank especially in a rural setting. PARTS : 2 parts: A)Eyeball holding cup using a paper tea cup.

B)15cm long cardboard stand with a hole to fix the cup. Eyeball is fixed by putting

gauze piece in the cup. 164 eyeballs were successfully analysed using this device

in an eye bank of central rural India.

UTILITY: Being made up of easily available materials, this device found to be very

cheap & same specular microscope can be used for both enucleated eye analysis

& evaluation of patients. This device can cater the needs of rural eye banks as it is

simple to construct.

CARE TO BE TAKEN: Gentle tissue handling while mounting the globe & frequent

tear drops must be put to keep the cornea moist.