title: Ocular rehabilitation following socket reconstruction with amniotic membrane transplantation with failed primary hydroxyapatite implant post enucleation.
abstract: There are several clinical situations that require enucleation in children, with retinoblastoma being the most common. Intra-orbital implants are routinely placed in children at the time of initial surgery to provide motility and cosmesis in addition to adequate orbital volume. Current practice employs intra-orbital implants made of nonporous silicone, hydroxyapatite, or porous polyethylene. Complications are usually minimal with these implants but they do occur. The purpose of this clinical report is to describe the rehabilitation of a pediatric patient with failed primary intra-orbital coralline hydroxyapatite implant post enucleation, who was successfully fitted with custom ocular prosthesis following secondary socket reconstruction with amniotic membrane transplantation after removal of infected implant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: drhimanshi84@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Himanshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Raghuwar Dayal
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Pooran
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Habib A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Alvi
mesh_terms: D000853:Anophthalmos / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001684:Biological Dressings; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017886:Durapatite / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020273:Orbital Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016062:Porosity; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D017886:Durapatite
keywords: Anophthalmic socket reconstruction; Enucleation; Intra-orbital implant; Ocular prosthesis