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Volume 7 Issue 10 (October, 2019)

Case Reports

Simplified Custom Made Ocular Prosthesis Using Graph Grid- A Case Report
Ajay Pandey, Siddharth Gupta, GS Chandu, Ambika Shrivastava, Lily Tiwari

The eye is a vital organ and an important component of facial expression. Patients requiring treatment with custom ocular prosthesis are those who have lost ocular structures through orbital evisceration or orbital enucleation which was necessary as a surgical intervention for a congenital defect, pathology or an accident. Loss of an eye has a crippling effect on the psychology of the patient. The primary purpose of an ocular prosthesis is to maintain the volume of eye socket and create the illusion of a healthy eye and surrounding tissue. The method described here uses a transparent grid template from which the iris is traced. This gives an accurate registration of the position and alignment of iris disc assembly, giving a natural look alignment of iris disc assembly, giving a natural look. Key words: Ocular Prosthesis, Custom ocular prosthesis, graph grid.

 
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