TY - JOUR
T1 - Custom made ocular prosthesis in elderly patients
T2 - A case report
AU - Ariani, Maretaningtias Dwi
AU - Dahlan, Agus
AU - Waluyo, Wiwik Herawati
AU - Subeqi, Mochamad Danang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Maretaningtias Dwi Ariani et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - A 72-year-old female patient came to Prosthodontics Specialist Universitas Airlangga, Dental Hospital, for an eye prosthesis. The patient lost her right eye because of surgery when she was 10 years old. The eye socket was examined and determined to have minimal contractures and no infection, and the eyelid muscles were still good enough to open and close. A custom-made ocular prosthesis was used to create a working model. It began with an eye print using a customized tray and alginate in the defect area, followed by gypsum type 3 filling of the imprint. The patient’s sclera wax model was then made and modified. A redesigned wax model was then used to produce the sclera attempting to draw the iris and pupil after estimating the position and diameter of the iris in the eye socket. The ocular acrylic prosthesis was then polished and color-matched to the contralateral eye. The patient’s eye prosthesis was then implanted. The eye prosthesis was evaluated for aesthetics, retention, and stability. The use of eye prostheses, particularly in elders, can boost their confidence and sociality, allowing them to live a better life. Also, in the treatment of anophthalmia, a custom-made eye prosthesis may be explored.
AB - A 72-year-old female patient came to Prosthodontics Specialist Universitas Airlangga, Dental Hospital, for an eye prosthesis. The patient lost her right eye because of surgery when she was 10 years old. The eye socket was examined and determined to have minimal contractures and no infection, and the eyelid muscles were still good enough to open and close. A custom-made ocular prosthesis was used to create a working model. It began with an eye print using a customized tray and alginate in the defect area, followed by gypsum type 3 filling of the imprint. The patient’s sclera wax model was then made and modified. A redesigned wax model was then used to produce the sclera attempting to draw the iris and pupil after estimating the position and diameter of the iris in the eye socket. The ocular acrylic prosthesis was then polished and color-matched to the contralateral eye. The patient’s eye prosthesis was then implanted. The eye prosthesis was evaluated for aesthetics, retention, and stability. The use of eye prostheses, particularly in elders, can boost their confidence and sociality, allowing them to live a better life. Also, in the treatment of anophthalmia, a custom-made eye prosthesis may be explored.
KW - Elderly
KW - custom made ocular prosthesis
KW - eye prosthesis
KW - eye socket
KW - prosthodontics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85152088874&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.7324/JAPS.2023.55831
DO - 10.7324/JAPS.2023.55831
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85152088874
SN - 2231-3354
VL - 13
SP - 192
EP - 195
JO - Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science
JF - Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science
IS - 3
ER -