title: Changing ocular prostheses in growing children: a 5-year follow-up clinical report.
abstract: Eye loss in children can be caused by trauma, glaucoma, or cancer, and may result in anxiety and depression. Recovery after eye loss involves a replacement with a custom-made eye prosthesis, but, as the patient ages, changes in the size and shape of the eye socket can result in a sunken appearance of the child's prosthetic eye. This article describes the fabrication of a custom-made eye and the necessity of changing ocular prostheses for a growing child, with a 5-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Electronic address: shaikhsameera04@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sameera R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Arti P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Gangurde
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Vaibhao I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Shambharkar
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004954:Esthetics; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000254:growth & development*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000601:surgery