Study of dimensional alterations of the orbit following loss of the eye.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to assess the dimensional alterations in the anterior region of the orbit after enucleation or evisceration.


METHODS
Analysis of orbital areas and perimeters of 17 patients with unilateral removal of the ocular bulb was performed, and posteroanterior radiographic examination was carried out by a single specialist, who had been previously calibrated.


RESULTS
Data obtained from measurements confirmed the clinically observed facial asymmetry.


CONCLUSIONS
The observation of asymmetry in the anterior orbital area, confirmed by our results, indicates early treatment to prevent orbital disturbances and will aid in the planning of prosthetic rehabilitation.
Gaia
Bruno Felipe
BF
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Conjunto Hospitalar do Mandaqui, São Paulo, Brazil. bgaia@usp.br
Cheng
Cheong Kuo
CK
Perrone
Lineu
L
Rose
Maria Cecília Montagna
MC
Mattos
Beatriz Silva Câmara
BS
D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017234:Eye Evisceration / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors