The Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Phthisis Bulbi Using Semi-customized Ocular Prosthesis: A Technical Note

Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Patient with Ocular Defect using Semi-customized Prosthesis: A Case Report

Severe physical and psychological distress occurs due to disfigurement caused by loss of eye. Ocular prosthesis is the only mode of rehabilitation for the missing eye. There are different materials and techniques used for the fabrication of the same. Resin proved to be the better among the available materials. Either using the stock eye or using customized ocular prosthesis has their own advant...

Rehabilitation of Phthisis Bulbi: A Case Report

Prosthetic rehabilitation of a post evisceration patient with custom made ocular prosthesis: a case report.

It is the god given right of human being to appear human, and the face is a person's visiting card. We can hide everything but we can't hide our face. Eyes are generally the first feature of the face to be noticed and the presence of a pair of eyes is quite essential to maintain the balance and the esthetics of the face. Loss of eye has a crippling effect on the psychology of the patient. The a...

Rehabilitation of single finger amputation with customized silicone prosthesis

Finger amputations are common in accidents at home, work, and play. Apart from trauma, congenital disease and deformity also leads to finger amputation. This results in loss of function, loss of sensation as well as loss of body image. Finger prosthesis offers psychological support and social acceptance in such cases. This clinical report describes a method to fabricate ring retained silicone f...

Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Pediatric Patient with an Ocular Defect

The eye is a vital organ for vision and an important component of facial expression. Loss of an eye has a crippling effect physically and psychologically. Especially, in case of a child where it affects the parent too and the approach toward these special children needs to be very special indeed. The construction of an ocular prosthesis for a child is the same as for an adult. A growing child w...

Choroidal melanoma presenting with anterior segment involvement and phthisis bulbi.

To cite: Holla A, Gonsalves SRJ. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200793 DESCRIPTION A 70-year-old woman presented with a painless fleshy mass in the right eye of 3 months duration with no history of trauma. She gave a history of cataract surgery in the same eye 4 years ago. Examination revealed an irregular, black, fleshy, lobulated mass with v...