Ocular trauma is a very common incidence that occurs in up to 67%of patients with maxillofacial trauma.It results in life-long agony of not being like others with two eyes,which can see and admire the nature’s beauty...Ocular trauma is a very common incidence that occurs in up to 67%of patients with maxillofacial trauma.It results in life-long agony of not being like others with two eyes,which can see and admire the nature’s beauty.This article reports on a case of a 23-year-old male patient with phthisis bulbi,resulting from ocular trauma.The patient was rehabilitated aesthetically by fabrication of custom-made ocular prosthesis for his traumatically injured right eye.The patient was pleased with the aesthetic outcome,comfort,and mobility offered by the custom ocular prosthesis.There were no complications with regard to health of underlying residual ocular tissues and there was no need of relining of the prosthesis at 6 month recall appointment.Rehabilitation of patients with ocular trauma requires a multidisciplinary approach involving ophthalmologist,psychologist,and skilled maxillofacial prosthodontist.Custom-made ocular prosthesis fitted over the phthisical globe seems to be a highly positive,logical,noninvasive,and beneficial approach to increase mobility to the prosthesis,improve the cosmetic appearance and psychological well-being of the patient.展开更多
文摘Ocular trauma is a very common incidence that occurs in up to 67%of patients with maxillofacial trauma.It results in life-long agony of not being like others with two eyes,which can see and admire the nature’s beauty.This article reports on a case of a 23-year-old male patient with phthisis bulbi,resulting from ocular trauma.The patient was rehabilitated aesthetically by fabrication of custom-made ocular prosthesis for his traumatically injured right eye.The patient was pleased with the aesthetic outcome,comfort,and mobility offered by the custom ocular prosthesis.There were no complications with regard to health of underlying residual ocular tissues and there was no need of relining of the prosthesis at 6 month recall appointment.Rehabilitation of patients with ocular trauma requires a multidisciplinary approach involving ophthalmologist,psychologist,and skilled maxillofacial prosthodontist.Custom-made ocular prosthesis fitted over the phthisical globe seems to be a highly positive,logical,noninvasive,and beneficial approach to increase mobility to the prosthesis,improve the cosmetic appearance and psychological well-being of the patient.
