Alakh Artificial Eyes

Description

Ocular prosthesis or Artificial eye

An artificial replacement for an eyeball. In other words, an artificial eye, a globe of glass or plastic colored so it looks like an eyeball. In the strict sense, any artificial aid to vision such as, for example, a pair of eyeglasses or a plastic lens inserted in the place of a lens densely clouded by a cataract.

Orbital prosthesis

Orbital exenteration is executed by the ophthalmic surgeon to treat various neoplasms or non-malignant diseases. But it leads to several functional, aesthetic and psychological problems for the patients. The orbital prosthesis is a good alternative for cosmetic and psychological rehabilitation if reconstructive surgery is not possible or not desired by the patient. In the following article, different materials and retentive aids for the fabrication of an orbital prosthesis given in the literature along with few novel methods have been discussed for four patients who underwent orbital exenteration. Factors that an ophthalmic surgeon should consider during surgery, which may, later on, help the prosthodontist to obtain good cosmetic results, are also discussed briefly. Remarkable results can be obtained if both work as a team for one common goal i.e. improvement of quality of life of the patient after orbital exenteration