Open AccessCustom-made ocular prosthesis for a pediatric patient with unilateral anopthalmia: A case report
Author(s) -
Saurabh Shrivastava,
Surendra Kumar Agarwal,
Kirti Jajoo Shrivastava,
Parimala Tyagi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.117973
Subject(s) - disfigurement , ocular prosthesis , anxiety , prosthesis , medicine , depression (economics) , optometry , psychology , surgery , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
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.