%0 Journal Article
%T Prosthetic Management of a patient with an Ocular Defect
%A Naeem Ahmad
%A Aruna J Bhandari
%A U Pai
%A S.A.Gangadhar
%J Pravara Medical Review
%D 2009
%I Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Loni
%X Prosthesis is an artificial substitute that is implanted into, or integrated onto a human body part to replace the missing natural organ, for the purpose of restoring a specific function or a group of related functions so that the patient may return to normal life as quickly as possible. The replaced function doesnĄ¯t necessarily have to be related to life support, but often is. The agony overthe loss of a body part such as an eye, ear, nose or a finger has a crippling effect on the psychology and behavior of a person. Prosthesis is probably the only alternative in such cases to help and rehabilitate such patients. Fabricating an ocular prosthesis in heat-polymerizing acrylic resin material(resin requiring external heat for curing) for an ocular defect is undoubtedly a challenging attempt as we have to replace a vital organ with an artificial prosthesis so as to improve the psychological and social well being of the patient. A case of a patient treated with custom-made ocular prosthesis is presented here.
%K Ocular prosthesis
%K Eye Prosthesis
%U http://www.pravara.com/pmr/pmr-4-2-9.pdf