An innovative technique for customizing the stock acrylic resin ocular prosthesis

Abstract

The loss of an eye is a traumatic and common event. The psychological effects of losing an eye are frequently more difficult to deal with than its functional loss. This article describes the management of a child patient with anopthalmic socket, by an innovative technique of customizing the stock acrylic resin ocular prosthesis to get improved esthetics, accurate location of iris-pupil complex and exact fit in the defect.

Keywords

• Customizing
• ocular prosthesis
• stock acrylic resin