title: Prosthetic guidelines for ocular rehabilitation in patients with phthisis bulbi: a treatment-based classification system.
abstract: Prosthetic rehabilitation of phthisis bulbi defects is the only treatment option for cosmetic rehabilitation of patients with such defects. Currently, there is no treatment-based classification for prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with phthisis bulbi. Phthisical ocular defects and/or prosthetic rehabilitation were evaluated in an attempt to establish prosthetic guidelines that could be organized into a classification system. Fifty patients who received rehabilitation for phthisis bulbi were reviewed. Phthisis bulbi defects were divided into 4 classes. All the patients had rehabilitation, depending upon the class to which they were assigned. The aim of this treatment-oriented classification system was to organize and define the complex nature of the restorative decision-making process for patients with phthisis bulbi.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Prosthodontics, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Himanshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, India. Electronic address: raghuwards@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Raghuwar D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Prosthodontics, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Sanjiv K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Habib A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Alvi
mesh_terms: D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000145:classification; D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000145:classification; D004954:Esthetics; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D006801:Humans; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000145:classification; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000145:classification; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000145:classification; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000145:classification