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A simple method of positioning the iris disk on a custom-made ocular prosthesis. A clinical report
Satyabodh S Guttal1, Narendra P Patil, Naina Vernekar
1Department of Prosthodontics, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India. drsatyabodh@yahoo.co.in
Abstract:
We report two cases of ocular prosthesis fabrication that make use of a transparent graph grid for positioning the iris disk. The custom-made ocular prostheses achieved intimate contact with the tissue bed enabling ideal fit. As asymmetry may result in a squint-eyed appearance, proper positioning of the iris disk in the scleral wax pattern is vital to fabricating the custom-made artificial eye. The position of the iris disk in the custom-made ocular prosthesis was in symmetry with that of the natural eye, restoring esthetics of the patient.

