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A Simple Method of Positioning the Iris Disk on a Custom‐Made Ocular Prosthesis. A Clinical Report
Author(s) -
Guttal Satyabodh S.,
Patil Narendra P.,
Vernekar Naina,
Porwal Amit
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.2007.00272.x
Subject(s) - iris (biosensor) , ocular prosthesis , prosthesis , computer science , computer vision , orthodontics , biomedical engineering , medicine , artificial intelligence , biometrics
We report two cases of ocular prosthesis fabrication that make use of a transparent graph grid for positioning the iris disk. The custom‐made ocular prostheses achieved intimate contact with the tissue bed enabling ideal fit. As asymmetry may result in a squint‐eyed appearance, proper positioning of the iris disk in the scleral wax pattern is vital to fabricating the custom‐made artificial eye. The position of the iris disk in the custom‐made ocular prosthesis was in symmetry with that of the natural eye, restoring esthetics of the patient.