Table of Contents

Introduction

 

Anatomy

Anatomy of the Orbit

Anatomy of the Eye

 

Epidemiology

 

Causes

Birth Defects

Blind and Painful

Painful and Unsightly but Not Totally Blind

Trauma

Intraocular Tumors

Cosmetic

 

Psychology of Organ Loss

 

Cosmesis without Surgery

Scleral Shell

Cosmetic Contact Lens

 

Surgery

Timing

Blind and Painful Eye

Open-globe Injury

Sympathetic Ophthalmia

 

Procedures (The 3 E's)

Enucleation

Evisceration

Exenteration

 

Complications of Surgery

Intraoperative

Early Postoperative

Late Postoperative

 

Socket Reconstruction

 

Pediatric Anophthalmos

Socket Development

Pediatric Surgery

 

Prosthesis

History

Ocularist

Anaplastologist

Manufacturing an Ocular Prosthesis

Manufacturing an Orbital Prosthesis

Care and Handling of an Ocular Prosthesis

Care and Handling of an Orbital Prosthesis

 

Life with a Prosthesis

Physical Limitations

Occupational Hazards

Protecting the Good Eye


Glossary of Terminology