title: Management of the contracted eye socket.
abstract: The approach to the surgical management of the contracted eye socket requires a good patient history and preliminary evaluation. Upon assessing the extent of socket contraction, the surgeon has at his disposal several procedures. For moderate socket contraction, a mucous membrane graft may be employed. For severe contraction, split thickness skin graft and a socket mold wired to the orbital rim is advocated. For the extruding or exposed implant, a dermal-far graft is recommended.
mesh_terms: D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D005137:Eye, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps