Baba Farid University Dental Journal

The rehabilitation of patients with congenital or acquired defects of eye is a challenging job and can have a physical, social and psychological impact on those affected group. The loss of an eye causes disfigurement of the face due to which children and adults become emotionally weak and conscious and avoid taking part in social events, which in turn causes anxiety, stress and depression in their life. Maxillofacial prosthesis which restore and replace stomatognathic and associated facial structures with artificial substitutes, aim to improve the patient aesthetics, restore and maintain health of the remaining structures and consequently provide physical and mental well being. Treatment of such cases includes implants and acrylic eye prosthesis. A custom-made ocular prosthesis is a good alternative. The aim of this article is to describe a technique for esthetic reconstruction and rehabilitation of an occular defect with modified stock eye prosthesis.