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Published on: October 31, 2019
Ocular prosthesis for a geriatric patient with customised iris: a report of two cases
Satyabodh S Guttal1, Subhash M Joshi, Lekha K Pillai
1Department of Prosthodontics, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India. drsatyabodh@yahoo.co.in
Objective:
An ocular prosthesis is given when trauma or disease may lead to enucleation or evisceration of the eye and the combined efforts of the ophthalmologists and the maxillofacial prosthetist can provide a cosmetically acceptable ocular prosthesis.
Methods:
An ocular prosthesis is either pre-fabricated or custom-made. One of the important factors for achieving a cosmetic result is accurate colour matching of the iris with the contralateral iris.
Results:
A knowledge of the anatomy of the eye facilitates hand painting of iris and sclera to produce a satisfactory result.
Conclusion:
The custom-made ocular prosthesis allows infinite variations during the fabrication.
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