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Oral Presentation 2

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Evaluation and Design of Accessible Eyedropper Prototype
Presenter
  • Krish Jain, Junior, Computer Science
Mentors
  • Jerry Cao, Computer Science & Engineering
  • Shwetak Patel, Computer Science & Engineering
  • Jerry Cao, Computer Science & Engineering
Session
    Session O-2A: Computing for People: Devices and Algorithms
  • MGH 271
  • 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

  • Other students mentored by Jerry Cao (2)
  • Other students mentored by Shwetak Patel (2)
  • Other students mentored by Jerry Cao (2)
Evaluation and Design of Accessible Eyedropper Prototypeclose

Ophthalmic drug administration has been increasingly prevalent in recent years, with eyedroppers being utilized to administer costly medication like that for glaucoma. There haven’t been many solutions addressing eyedropper instillation for those with preexisting conditions like arthritis, who often deal with a host of problems when administering them: producing the necessary force to distill a drop, aiming the drop into the eye, and contamination of the eyedropper tip. We are testing the question of whether accessible eye drop aids can significantly improve eyedrop compliance and distillation for the elderly. Solutions to eye drop administration can save money and make the overall process easier for many patients. Existing solutions on the market seem to address the issue of contamination using apparatuses that press onto the lower eyelid, but there is still much to be desired with the force and aim required. Many require the use of gripping or squeezing, motions that many elderly patients can’t apply as much force with. I propose a couple of solutions to these problems in the form of eyedropper aids that each make use of a few different methods, including translating the motion, applying the force with different limbs, and even mechanizing the force required. Through a quantitative study, I hope to eventually test these prototypes through an ophthalmology clinic among a wide variety of elderly. Assessing these prototypes through both questionnaires and observation, I hope to notice an increase in effectiveness from previously existing apparatuses. We will use a survey to ask a variety of questions to around 100 elderly patients with varying expertise in eye drop instillation. The survey will ask whether the tool was more useful, easier, how hard it was to assemble, and we will also monitor quantitatively whether the accuracy of drops actually instilled was better. This work hopefully saves patients money from medication cost from a reduction in wastage, allows for better administration of medicine, and eases the process of distillation.


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