Quality of life and handling experience with the PROSE device: an Indian scenario

• Published in: Clinical and experimental optometry Vol. 100; no. 6; pp. 710 - 717
• Main Authors: Bhattacharya, Pradipta, Mahadevan, Rajeswari
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne Taylor & Francis 01.11.2017; Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Acuity; Adolescent; Adult; Contact Lenses; Cornea; Corneal Diseases - psychology; Corneal Diseases - therapy; Eye lens; Female; handling of PROSE device; Humans; India; irregular cornea; Male; Middle Aged; PROSE device; Prospective Studies; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Fitting; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Sclera; scleral contact lens; Sickness Impact Profile; Statistical analysis; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vision; Visual Acuity - physiology; Visual perception; Young Adult; scleral contact lens; quality of life; PROSE device; handling of PROSE device; irregular cornea

PROSE (prosthetic replacement of ocular surface ecosystem) device is a custom-designed, corneal vaulting scleral contact lens, which is used in the treatment of irregular corneal conditions to improve vision and comfort. The present study aimed at assessing the success of the device in an Indian sce...