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Revista de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Buco-maxilo-facial

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Abstract

SANTOS, Rennan Luiz Oliveira dos et al. Rehabilitation with ophthalmic prosthesis in two patients with different from lost eye etiologies. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.1, pp. 57-61. ISSN 1808-5210.

Man’s attempt to restore so alloplastic the maxillofacialregion is as old as the formation of civilizations. Given the importance of the eye as the most significant structure in the individualization and harmony of the face. Nowadays some public entities promote special care to patients who need a mutilated rehabilitation through Maxillofacial Prosthodontics (MFP), the highest demand is for eye prosthesis due to the large number of injuries in this region of the face. The ocular prosthesis aims to reconstruct the aesthetic, beautify the face whose harmony is committed to promote and support the eyelid muscle tone, protect the anophthalmic socket, avoid closure, among others.Such rehabilitation is part of palliative care and is an achievement of better quality of life for patients and their families. In this study, reports of two cases aim to present two eye prosthesis individualized rehabilitation in patients with different ages and different etiology of anophthalmic also resulted in favorable aesthetic. Thus it can be concluded that the prosthetic rehabilitation prior to the development or worsening of interpersonal difficulties relations tends to improve the quality of life of patients, since the main complaint nonexistent improves psychosocial development of these.

Keywords : Artificial Eye; Rehabilitation; Ophthalmology.

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