Iris Positioning Using a Grid
Attached to a Spring Bow for a
Custom Ocular Prosthesis
Published: March 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/22011.9460
Ankita Chamaria, Meena Ajay Aras, Vidya Chitre, Godwin Clovis Da Costa
1. Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India.
3. Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India.
4. Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Ankita Chamaria,
D/305, Suncity Complex. 105/1, Biddhan nagar road. Ultadanga, Kolkata-700067, India.
E-mail: ankita.chamaria12@gmail.com
Eyes are among the first features of the face to be noticed. Loss of an eye due to congenital, traumatic or pathologic aetiologies causes disfigurement and loss of sensory feedback. It leaves a psychological impact on the patient, thus prosthesis should be provided at the earliest to raise the spirits of the afflicted. Iris positioning is one of the important steps in fabricating customized ocular prosthesis. In facial asymmetry cases, comparison of both irises together can be a major disadvantage. This case report illustrates the use of a unique customized frame spring bow assembly to position the iris disk using the established parallelism between inter pupillary line to the horizontal plane.
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