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An Eye for an Eye- An Ocular Prosthetic Rehabilitation

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Dr. Bhupesh Kumar Panjiar, Dr. Amit Jagtap, Dr. D. Gopalakrishnan
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si7.417

Abstract

A 20 year old child reported to the Department of Prosthodontics with the chief complaint of loss of vision and poor/unsightly appearance on the left side of the face since birth.History of Present Illness revealed that the patient suffered from Retinoblastoma since birth and therefore underwent globe enucleation of the left eye at 2 months of age. In this clinical report an Ocular Prosthesis was fabricated using Tooth Colored Heat Cure Acrylic and its follow up is shown with a long term successful outcome. The Ocular Prosthesis fabricated was handy to the patient, economical, esthetically pleasing and most importantly was easily accepted by the patient in the routine lifestyle.

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