Acrylic Based Individual Ocular Prothesis

A Case Report

DOI

10.2991/ahsr.k.210115.058How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Eye enucleation, Ocular impression, Individual ocular prothesis

Abstract

Background: Ocular defects due to eye enucleation may affect patient psychologically. Individual ocular prothesis have several advantages compared to stock ocular prothesis. Acrylic based is one of the most used individual ocular prothesis. Objective: To describe a simple method of fabricating ocular prothesis by combination of an old custom prothesis for precise and better treatment. Material and Methods: Patient management was started from subjective and objective examinations, impression with light body using existing ocular prothesis was taken, wax pattern had made as a base of sclera, shade guide was taken with the help of tooth shade guide. The next procedure was attaching the iris and pupil on the acrylic based sclera using transparent graph grid. Photography of contralateral eye was taken for mimicking iris color for aesthetical and natural individual ocular prothesis Results: The results were satisfactory with acceptable in aesthetic, retention and stabilization Conclusion: The acrylic based custom ocular prothesis can help to restoring the eye defect after enucleation with good aesthetics, retention and stabilization.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fahma Kunsputri
AU  - Haryo Dipoyono
AU  - Endang Wahyuningtyas
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/01/16
TI  - Acrylic Based Individual Ocular Prothesis
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Innovation 2020–Health Science and Nursing (ICoSIHSN 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 280
EP  - 282
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.210115.058
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.210115.058
ID  - Kunsputri2021
ER  -