Prosthetic rehabilitation of an ocular defect with custom-made ocular prosthesis: A case report

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Case Report

Author Details : Jogeswar Barman, Rubaiya Rahman*, Sumeet Bhattacherjee

Volume : 6, Issue : 1, Year : 2020

Article Page : 20-23

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijmi.2020.006

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Abstract

Ocular prosthesis is artificial replacement of the eye, for patients who have lost an eye as result of trauma or a carcinoma. The loss of an eye can have a physical, social, and psychological impact on the affected person. Prosthetic rehabilitation attempts to restore these disfigurements may improve esthetic, level of function, psychological condition of the patient and ultimately ameliorate the quality of life. This article describes clinical report of rehabilitation of a post ophthalmic enucleation patient with custom made prosthesis using stock eye shell that can create esthetically pleasing result.

Keywords: Custom-made, Enucleation, Ocular prosthesis.

How to cite : Barman J, Rahman R, Bhattacherjee S, Prosthetic rehabilitation of an ocular defect with custom-made ocular prosthesis: A case report. IP Int J Maxillofac Imaging 2020;6(1):20-23

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