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Reconstruction of the contracted ocular socket with free full-thickness mucosa graft
1Berlin Center of Facial Prostheses, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Charité, Medical Faculty of the Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
Patients who have undergone enucleation of the eye can be treated with glass eye prostheses, provided retention is adequate. Inadequate retention due to contraction of the conjunctival mucosa is a common problem which frequently affects the lower fornix first. This can be corrected using a free full-thickness buccal mucosa graft. Indications, operative procedures and postoperative results are presented.