Question

58.A nurse is teaching a client who had enucleation about care of an artificial eye. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? Remove the artificial eye by retracting the upper lid. Clean the artificial eye with hydrogen peroxide cloroxid before storming. Apply pressure just below the artificial eye to break the suction. . Retract the upper and lower lids to reinsert the artificial eye. Store the artificial eye in labeled container filled with 0.9% sodium chloride irrigation. Remove the artificial eye by retracting the upper eyelid. .

Answer 1

Artificial eye is a prosthetic replacement .It is to be cleaned in the following way

• Cleanse it with cooled boiled water with mild soap as per the order
• Clean the eye socket after thorough handwashing every 1 to 3 weeks
• A lubricant can be used for dryness
• While inserting lift the upper lid and insert the eye,release and then pull the lower lid to fix it in the socket.(Finger )
• In suction method the prosthesis should be attached to the suction by squeezing the handle, lift the upper lid place it and release the suction and pull the lower lid
• It has to be replace every 3 to 5 years
• While removing pull down the lower lid,then the index finger has to be slides towards the ear ,wait for a while till the prosthesis slides out
• Use protective eye glasses
• To prevent dryness and damage it can be stored in a weak saline like normal saline

Ans.Store the artificial eye in labelled container filled with 0.9% sodium chloride solution