Author:
Dongre Piyush,Lalrawngbawli F,Mukherjee Surjargha,Kumar Giri Tapan
Abstract
Loss of an eye can be physically and psychologically challenging for a patient. The purpose of the ocular prosthesis is to restore the appearance of the lost eye. There are many techniques for iris customisation which can be employed to fabricate the ocular prosthesis. This is a case report where in semi-customized method was employed to fabricate an ocular prosthesis in a simple, fast and satisfactory manner.
Publisher
IP Innovative Publication Pvt Ltd
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