Aesthetic Rehabilitation Following Ocular Trauma in a Child
Author(s) -
Himanshi Aggarwal,
Pradeep Kumar,
Raghuwar D Singh,
Varun Baslas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
apsp journal of case reports
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.21699/ajcr.v4i3.98
Pediatric ocular trauma is a commonly seen in pa-tients with maxillofacial trauma.[1] It often results in phthisis bulbi, a small, shrunken, non-functional eye. Therapeutic options are limited in phthisical eyes and provide only symptomatic relief. Majority of pa-tients with phthisis bulbi eventually become blind resulting in aesthetic disfigurement of face resulting in psychological and emotional trauma as well.[2]
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