Clinical Study of Hydroxyapatite-Based Eye Socket Filler in Surgery

Abstract

An irreversible injury of the eyeball requires patients to undergo enucleation or enucleation of the contents of the eyeball. Due to the absence of organs in the eye socket, its collapse, the drooping of the upper eyelid, and possibility of an eyeball excision syndrome make severe facial deformity frequently occurs. To analyze the effect of applying hydroxyapatite (HA) materials in an eye socket filling surgery, patients requiring the surgery were recruited in this study and divided into two groups according to different eye prostheses selected by patients. Nano-HA orbital implantation was selected in the HA group, and porous high-density polyethylene was selected in the PE group. The activity of the artificial eye platform and Visual Analogue Scale scores were significant difference in both groups. Nevertheless, in the HA group, the total complication rate was lower, and the postoperative facial satisfaction was higher, all P < 0.05. Therefore, it is speculated that the use of nano-HA as an eye socket filling material in an eye socket filling surgery reduces postoperative complications, improves the appearance to a certain extent, and has clinical application value.