title: Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Completely Blind Subject with Bilateral Customised Ocular Prosthesis: A Case Report.
abstract: The special sensory organs play significant role in our daily lives. Until one of them is totally or partially lost, its real value is not fully appreciated. The most tragic, yet common loss of sensory organ is that of an eye. Restoration of unilateral ocular defects is very challenging for a maxillofacial prosthodontist and requires great skill to mimic bilateral eye. Restoration of bilateral defects using customized eye prosthesis presents even more difficult task for clinician especially in communication with patient, impression procedures, and patient education regarding insertion, removal and maintenance of prosthesis. Such loss of eyes may have a tremendous emotional and psychological impact on the patient. This article presents a technique for fabrication of bilateral ocular prosthesis of completely blind patient.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Sudha Rastogi College of Dental Sciences and Research , Faridabad, Haryana, India .
authors.forename: Chetan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Sudha Rastogi College of Dental Sciences and Research , Faridabad, Haryana, India .
authors.forename: Salil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pawah
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Sudha Rastogi College of Dental Sciences and Research , Faridabad, Haryana, India .
authors.forename: Gurpreet
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Sudha Rastogi College of Dental Sciences and Research , Faridabad, Haryana, India .
authors.forename: Ila
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, Department of Prosthodontics, Kudra Dental Clinic and Implant Center , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Shrey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundra
keywords: Eye prosthesis; Maxillofacial; Retinal atrophy; Scleral shell prosthesis