http://geelen.com.au/geelen-blog/allergies-to-plastic/ Hand crafted artificial eyes with a natural look Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://geelen.com.au/geelen-blog/allergies-to-plastic/#comment-16438 Paul Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:40:23 +0000 http://www.geelen.com.au/geelen-blog/allergies-to-plastic/#comment-16438 Hi Rebecca, While many people claim to be allergic to the plastic used for their artificial eye, there are only a few that have genuine allergies to the chemical make up of the plastic. The symptoms you discribe is probably Giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC). GPC is a type of allergic conjunctivitis. In GPC, a foreign body causes prolonged mechanical irritation, which results in a reaction in the eye. Most commonly, contact lenses are the foreign body causing the irritation. It is likely that you need to see your ocularist again to have the shell polished or reshaped. Microscopic scratches on the surface of the artificial eye may be causing the symptoms you are talking about. Often a small adjustment will fix the problem. I hope this helps. Cheers Paul Geelen (Ocularist) Hi Rebecca,
While many people claim to be allergic to the plastic used for their artificial eye, there are only a few that have genuine allergies to the chemical make up of the plastic. The symptoms you discribe is probably Giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC). GPC is a type of allergic conjunctivitis. In GPC, a foreign body causes prolonged mechanical irritation, which results in a reaction in the eye. Most commonly, contact lenses are the foreign body causing the irritation.
It is likely that you need to see your ocularist again to have the shell polished or reshaped. Microscopic scratches on the surface of the artificial eye may be causing the symptoms you are talking about. Often a small adjustment will fix the problem.
I hope this helps.
Cheers
Paul Geelen (Ocularist)

]]> http://geelen.com.au/geelen-blog/allergies-to-plastic/#comment-16437 Rebecca Hunter Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:14:18 +0000 http://www.geelen.com.au/geelen-blog/allergies-to-plastic/#comment-16437 This article has fascinated me because I am pretty convinced I am allergic to the plastic my scleral cosmetic lens is made of. I get a stringy discharge and my lids are red when I wear my new lens for about 2 hours or more. I have worn a previous lens for 25 years with no problem so I am curious as to why my eye is reacting to this lens material now. I can only assume the lens is a different type of plastic. I would welcome your comments. This article has fascinated me because I am pretty convinced I am allergic to the plastic my scleral cosmetic lens is made of.
I get a stringy discharge and my lids are red when I wear my new lens for about 2 hours or more.
I have worn a previous lens for 25 years with no problem so I am curious as to why my eye is reacting to this lens material now. I can only assume the lens is a different type of plastic.
I would welcome your comments.

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