Biomaterial Database

An alternative technique by using digital photography and UV printing for fabricating a custom made ocular prosthesis. 2023

Mustafa Kocacikli

Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.

A person becomes disabled when they lose any of their sensory organs, the eye being one of the most delicate. Loss of an eye can happen due to different reasons and can be restored using different materials and strategies. Ocular defects and congenital deformations show up as a result of tumors or injury. For the most part, fabricated eyes are accessible as ocular prostheses. This method describes how to create a custom ocular prosthesis using a digital photo and UV printing. The greatest esthetically pleasing results are also achieved using this production method, which does not necessitate painting or color-selecting expertise. Both psychologically and esthetically, the patient was satisfied.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010781	Photography	Method of making images on a sensitized surface by exposure to light or other radiant energy.	Photographies
D011474	Prosthesis Design	The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis.	Design, Prosthesis,Designs, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Designs
D005137	Eye, Artificial	A ready-made or custom-made prosthesis of glass or plastic shaped and colored to resemble the anterior portion of a normal eye and used for cosmetic reasons. It is attached to the anterior portion of an orbital implant (ORBITAL IMPLANTS) which is placed in the socket of an enucleated or eviscerated eye. (From Dorland, 28th ed)	Artificial Eye,Ocular Prosthesis,Artificial Eyes,Eyes, Artificial,Ocular Prostheses,Prostheses, Ocular,Prosthesis, Ocular
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D066330	Printing, Three-Dimensional	Process for making, building or constructing a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model by laying down many successive thin layers of building material.	3-D Printing,3-Dimensional Printing,3D Printing,Three-Dimensional Printing,3 D Printing,3 Dimensional Printing,3-D Printings,3-Dimensional Printings,3D Printings,Printing, 3-D,Printing, 3-Dimensional,Printing, 3D,Printing, Three Dimensional,Printings, 3-D,Printings, 3-Dimensional,Printings, 3D,Printings, Three-Dimensional,Three Dimensional Printing,Three-Dimensional Printings