Case Report
Year: 2017 | Month: January | Volume: 7 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 297-300
Prosthetic Rehabilitation of an Enucleated Eye Defect with Custom Made Ocular Prosthesis: A Case Report
Sabzar Abdullah1*, Talib Amin Naqash2**, Mehbooba Khazir3***, Geeta Rajput4*, Pankaj Kharade1*
1Assistant Professor, 2Registrar, 3Resident, 4Professor,
*Department of Prosthodontics, ZA Dental College, AMU, Aligarh.
**Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College & Hospital, Srinagar.
***Government Dental College and Hospital Srinagar.
Corresponding Author: Sabzar Abdullah
ABSTRACT
Facial disfigurement on account of loss of an eye results in significant psychological and social consequences in the patient. A prosthetic eye can help improve the appearance of patient who has lost an eye to injury or disease. This case report presents a palliative treatment for a patient with an enucleated eye by fabricating a custom ocular prosthesis which improved his psychological, physical, social, functional, emotional and spiritual needs.
Key words: Enucleation, Evisceration, Orbital exenteration, Ocular prosthesis.