Publication: Semi-customized Scleral Shell Prosthesis for a Pthisical Eye
Date
2023
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
One of the most common causes of eye loss is ocular trauma that overtime results
in shrunken, non-functional eye known as a pthisical eye. The prosthetic options
for such case include either prefabricated prosthesis or custom-made prothesis.
Various materials and techniques are used for the fabrication of the prosthesis.
Semi-customized prosthesis uses stock iris while the scleral shell is customized. This
prosthesis has the advantages of both stock and custom-made prosthesis providing
functionally and esthetically satisfactory result. This case report demonstrates the
case of a 32 years old male who reported to the Department of Prosthodontics and
Crown-Bridge, College of Dental Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences,
Dharan, Nepal for eye prosthesis to mask his pthisical eye. For this case, a semi-
customized scleral shell prosthesis was planned and fabricated.
KEY WORDS
Ocular prosthesis, Pthisical eye, Scleral shell
Description
Ghimire P,1 Singh SK,2 Rijal AH3
1Consultant Prosthodontist
Dental Department, Methinkot Hospital
Kavrepalanchok, Nepal
2Consultant Prosthodontist
Dental Department, Gajendra Narayan Singh
Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital, Saptari, Nepal
3Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology
Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Kavrepalanchok, Nepal
Keywords
Ocular prosthesis, Pthisical eye, Scleral shell