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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 31
| Issue : 3 | Page : 194-196 |
Custom-made ocular prosthesis for a pediatric patient with unilateral anopthalmia: A case report
Saurabh Shrivastava1, Surendra Agarwal2, Kirti Jajoo Shrivastava3, Parimala tyagi4
1 Department of Prosthodontics, RKDF Dental College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
2 Department of Prosthodontics, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
3 Department of Prosthodontics, People's Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
4 Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, People's Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Saurabh Shrivastava
Saurabh Nursing Home, 82, Marwari Road, Near Azad Market, Bhopal - 462 001, Madhya Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.117973
Congenitally missing eye, often called as anopthalmia, is a rare condition. This causes disfigurement of the face, which poses psychological effect on children, making them emotionally weak and conscious which, in turn, causes anxiety, stress, and depression at an early age in life. The custom-made ocular prostheses should thus be provided as soon as possible to help children improve their social acceptance. We present a case of 9-year-old boy who reported with congenital anopthalmia of right eye, which was then restored with custom-made ocular prosthesis.
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