Speaking at a programme organised to mark World
Ocular Prosthesis Day dubbed 'Customise
Ocular Prosthesis: An Eye for Beauty' yesterday in Accra, she said the major problem facing the Centre was many people were not aware of the service, hence, living their lives obscurity.
Supraorbital rim or lateral rim of orbit is the preferred site for
ocular prosthesis.
"In patients with an
ocular prosthesis it is important to be comprehensive.
The schoolboy will have at least a month to recover before the shell, or
ocular prosthesis, is attached giving the appearance of a normal eye.
For pediatric ophthalmologists and oncologists, Ramasubramanian (ophthalmology, Indiana U.) and Shields (ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson U.) bring together an international group of ophthalmologists, oncologists, and other medical specialists for 36 chapters on retinoblastoma and its epidemiology, pathogenesis, and genetics; clinical features, staging, and diagnosis, including differential diagnosis and imaging; chemotherapy; radiation therapy; advanced retinoblastoma and the systemic perspective; pathology; and supportive care, including visual rehabilitation,
ocular prosthesis, screening and genetic counseling, prenatal genetics and imaging, and psychosocial aspects.
Dr Chawan is the founder of the Shekhar Eye Research hospital in Mumbai, India, which offers cornea and oculoplasty services and custom made
ocular prosthesis and scleral lenses to those in need.
As a first step in the fabrication of custom
ocular prosthesis, 1-2 drops of 0.5% tetrcaine hydrochloride was instilled in to the defect and allowed to take effect for 15 min(Fig1).
A report from the Axis Eye Foundation of Hyderabad, India, stated that Lyn wore an
ocular prosthesis in the right eye, while the left eye is within normal limits.
