Remove, rotate, and reimplant: a novel technique for the management of exposed porous anophthalmic implants in eviscerated patients

Purpose To describe and to evaluate a new and relatively easy technique for porous implant exposure repair. Methods Eleven patients with exposed porous orbital implants after evisceration were included in this study. Five patients with large exposures (diameter>7 mm) and six patients with small e...

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Published in:Eye (London) 2014-05, Vol.28 (5), p.546-552
Main Authors: Kaynak, P, Karabulut, G O, Ozturker, C, Perente, I, Gökyiǧit, B, Demirok, A, Yilmaz, O F
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Anophthalmos - surgery
Clinical Study
Eye Evisceration
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Laboratory Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Orbital Implants
Patient Satisfaction
Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology
Prosthesis Implantation - methods
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
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Summary:Purpose To describe and to evaluate a new and relatively easy technique for porous implant exposure repair. Methods Eleven patients with exposed porous orbital implants after evisceration were included in this study. Five patients with large exposures (diameter>7 mm) and six patients with small exposures of orbital implants (diameter
ISSN:0950-222X
1476-5454
DOI:10.1038/eye.2014.2