Non-surgical Approach to Improve
Prognosis of Ocular Prostheses for
Grade III and IV Contracted Sockets
Published: February 1, 2021 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2021/46511.14511
Neeti Solanki, Saumyendra Singh, Deeksha Arya
1. Junior Resident, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridges, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2. Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridges, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
3. Additional Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridges, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence
Saumyendra Singh,
2/273, Viramkhand, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
E-mail: saumyendravsingh@gmail.com
Patients with Grade III or IV contracted ocular sockets, most often due to Post Enucleation Socket Syndrome (PESS), suffer from loss of ocular volume along with a lax lower eyelid, which complicates prosthetic rehabilitation in terms of fit as well as aesthetics. Surgical correction is preferable, though not always feasible. A non-invasive approach for prosthetic rehabilitation of such difficult cases, using bandaging and progressively larger conformers is described here.
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