ABSTRACT The loss of the eyeball has a significant aesthetic and social impact, affecting self-esteem and causing feelings of inferiority. Ocular prostheses play a crucial role in functional, aesthetic, and social rehabilitation. This article reports the rehabilitation of a 61-year-old male leucodermic patient with unilateral evisceration, referred to the Facial Prosthesis Service at the Rehabilitation Hospital Center of Paraná. The patient had a motorcycle accident five years ago, resulting in the perforation of his left eye. Physical examination revealed an […]

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the biocompatibility of Nanoskin for replacing volume in enucleated or eviscerated anophthalmic sockets of rabbits. Methods: An experimental study was carried out using enucleated or eviscerated rabbits, which received Nanoskin implants (Innovatecs®, São Carlos, Brazil), a cellulose produced by a bacteria (Acetobacter xylinum) using green tea as substrate. Implants of 10mm diameter/5mm of thickness were used placed in enucleated (G1) or eviscerated (G2) anophthalmic sockets of 21 rabbits.They were clinically examined […]

OBJECTIVE: To access the patient’s profile after enucleation or evisceration of ocular globe using mules implant. METHODS: An epidemiological study with a cross-sectional design was conducted, based on analysis of medical records of patients who underwent enucleation or evisceration of the eyeball assisted in the Department of Ocular Plastic and Orbit of the HRSJ from December 1999 to December 2009. The variables used were age, sex, surgery, indication, size of implant and postoperative complications associated. RESULTS: A total of 68 […]