Abstract
The use of an ocular prosthesis often helps to minimize the psychological problems associated with eye loss. Unfortunately, the anophthalmic socket sometimes contracts in patient’s long life time. To solve this problem, an anophthalmic socket reconstruction is indicated and the reconstruction requires creating a cavity of the appropriate size and shape for retaining an ocular prosthesis. In a reconstruction surgery, to expand the contracted anophthalmic socket, an ocular conformer is commonly employed with a free skin graft. To create an anophthalmic socket cavity appropriate for an ocular prosthesis, we used a ready-made ocular prosthesis as the ocular conformer with a free skin graft. We believe that this method is optimal for creating the required hemispherical shell shape cavity in the anophthalmic socket in order to wear an ocular prosthesis successfully.
Highlights
Successful reconstruction of the anophthalmic socket for retaining an artificial eye requires the creation of a cavity of sufficient size and shape [1]
Several studies have reported the successful use of a free skin graft in anophthalmic socket reconstruction [2]
This article describes an experience of a ready-made ocular prosthesis use as an ocular conformer
Summary
Successful reconstruction of the anophthalmic socket for retaining an artificial eye requires the creation of a cavity of sufficient size and shape [1]. This article describes an experience of a ready-made ocular prosthesis use as an ocular conformer This method allows for the creation of a hemispherical shell shape of the anophthalmic socket cavity appropriate for maintaining an ocular prosthesis. Due to the inflammation caused by the measles, the patient lost sight in his left eye, and the eye had to be enucleated (Figure 1a). His left eye socket had shrunk gradually, and he experienced the recent difficulty of maintaining ocular prosthesis. He had tried to reduce in the size of his ocular prosthesis. The ocular prosthesis was slipping down due to the shallowness of lower fornix (Figure 1b)
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