title: Spectacle fitting with ear, nose and face deformities or abnormalities.
abstract: Spectacle frame selection and dispensing remain significant components of optometry. Occasionally, we encounter patients who are unable to wear conventional spectacles due to abnormalities or deformities following injury and/or surgery to their nose, ears or head. In these cases, spectacle frame fitting may be more complex and customized frame adjustments may be required to account for the anatomical variations. A patient with a microtia (hypoplastic pinna) was fitted with a tailored spectacle frame. The details are presented together with a summary of different frames and modifications available for ears, nose and face abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Optometry and Radiography, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, China.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: Roger Sin Fai
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting / Q000379:methods