Transcutaneous approach for orbital augmentation with alloplastic implants in acquired anophthalmia. 2021

Tamer I Gawdat, and Mostafa M Diab
Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al Ainy Medical School, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Purpose: To report the outcomes of a transcutaneous surgical technique for orbital volume augmentation with secondary alloplastic implants in acquired anophthalmia.Methods: Retrospective case note review of patients who underwent secondary orbital implant insertion through a subciliary incision between January 2006 and December 2017. Collected data included age, gender, type and cause of primary surgery, time interval before secondary implantation, and details of secondary implantation surgery. The main outcome parameters included postoperative appearance, grade of superior sulcus deformity (SSD), implant centration, and prosthesis function.Results: Thirty-eight patients ranging from 2 to 54 years had undergone secondary alloplastic orbital implant placement through the subciliary approach. The mean follow-up was 5.3 years (range: 1-10 years). All the patients showed satisfactory orbital volume with the average SSD was grade 0.74. There were no cases with implant exposure or extrusion. Implant migration occurred in six cases (15.8%). Fitting a prosthesis was possible in all cases.Conclusion: Subciliary secondary orbital implantation is proved to be effective in correcting volume deficiency in acquired anophthalmia with rapid rehabilitation while avoiding anterior surface breakdown and implant exposure.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009915 Orbit Bony cavity that holds the eyeball and its associated tissues and appendages. Eye Socket,Eye Sockets,Orbits,Socket, Eye,Sockets, Eye
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000853 Anophthalmos Congenital absence of the eye or eyes. Anophthalmia,Anophthalmias
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D015353 Eye Enucleation The surgical removal of the eyeball leaving the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. Enucleation Surgery,Enucleation Technique,Enucleation Surgeries,Enucleation Techniques,Enucleation, Eye,Eye Enucleations,Surgery, Enucleation
D019919 Prosthesis Implantation Surgical insertion of a prosthesis. Implantation, Prosthesis,Implantations, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Implantations
D020273 Orbital Implants Rounded objects made of coral, teflon, or alloplastic polymer and covered with sclera, and which are implanted in the orbit following enucleation. An artificial eye (EYE, ARTIFICIAL) is usually attached to the anterior of the orbital implant for cosmetic purposes. Implant, Orbital,Implants, Orbital,Orbital Implant

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