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- Title
Management of an Anophthalmic Patient by the Fabrication of Custom Made Ocular Prosthesis.
- Authors
SINGH, Meenakshi; NAYAK, Meghanand; SOLANKI, Jitender; GUPTA, Sarika; SINGH, Anjali
- Abstract
The loss or disfigurement of a body parts specially that pertaining to the face has a deep psychological and social impact on the patient. After enucleation, evisceration or exteneration of the eye, the aim of an ocular prosthesis should be to restore the natural appearance, install confidence and a sense social acceptability in the patient. Custom made prosthesis has several advantages over the stock eye prosthesis. This article illustrates rehabilitation of the enucleated right eye of a patient with a custom made ocular prosthesis.
- Subjects
ARTIFICIAL eyes; OPERATIVE surgery; SURGICAL equipment
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015, Vol 22, Issue 3, p75
- ISSN
1394-195X
- Publication type
Article