Prosthetic rehabilitation of ocular defect

The loss of a part of the face, particularly the eye, requires early replacement and hence that the patient may return to a normal life. The maxillofacial defect causes esthetic, functional, and psychological difficulties for the patient. Although most ocular prostheses can be made from a prefabrica...

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Main Authors: Natarajan Kalavathy (Author), Janakirama Reddy Sridevi (Author), Archana K Sanketh (Author), Rohan Yadav (Author), D H Chandravathi (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:The loss of a part of the face, particularly the eye, requires early replacement and hence that the patient may return to a normal life. The maxillofacial defect causes esthetic, functional, and psychological difficulties for the patient. Although most ocular prostheses can be made from a prefabricated artificial eye, customized ocular prostheses offer better esthetics. This article describes the fabrication of a custom ocular prosthesis where a prefabricated iris was modified to fit into a custom-made scleral portion of prostheses. The time for fabrication of prosthesis was less and good esthetics was achieved.
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2772-5251
10.4103/0976-433X.132091