title: [Reconstruction of anophthalmic socket].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluate different surgical techniques in the management of the contracted anophthalmic socket.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study including 12 patients with acquired anophthalmic socket presenting inadequate fornices and/or orbital volume loss. The surgeries performed were conjunctival suture to the periosteum (mild fornix contraction), buccal mucosa graft (moderate fornix retraction), auricular cartilage graft (severe fornix retraction), and dermis-fat graft (loss of orbital volume).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fornix retraction was mild in two patients, moderate in three patients, and severe in two patients. We observed five patients with loss of orbital volume. Successful correction was achieved in all patients with fornix retraction who were able to wear an external prosthesis. One patient with orbital volume loss developed graft atrophy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Autologous grafts are useful in the rehabilitation of the contracted socket.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, centre hospitalier de Coimbra, EPE, Hospital Geral, Quinta do Vale, São Martinho do Bispo 3046-853 Coimbra, Portugal. nadialopes80@gmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castela
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrés
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lisboa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Castela
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loureiro
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000853:Anophthalmos / Q000601:surgery*; D002081:Buttocks; D002648:Child; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D004817:Epidermis / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007742:Labial Frenum / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult