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Innovations
Ocular prosthetic obturator: an innovative medical device
Abstract
The following article describes the methods, materials and techniques used in the long-term management of an anophthalmic patient. Following aggressive surgery to remove a squamous cell carcinoma, the patient had no orbital implant inserted at the time of surgery and remains reticent in regard to further surgery. She presented with a large orbital socket requiring imaginative and innovative ocular rehabilitation. This paper describes the materials and methods of fabricating this new and innovative medical device.
- Prosthesis
- Cosmesis
- Rehabilitation