An orbital prosthesis is a type of craniofacial prosthesis used to replace an absent eye socket/eye. Typically made of polydimethylsiloxane, an orbital prosthesis is flexible and made to move with the skin. It is retained to the patient daily by using an adhesive or osseointegrated implants.
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Ocular prosthesis — For the functional replacement or bionic eye, see Visual prosthetic. An ocular prosthesis … Wikipedia
Visual prosthesis — For the non functional prosthesis or glass eye see Ocular prosthesis and Craniofacial prosthesis. A visual prosthesis, often referred to as a bionic eye, is an experimental visual device intended to restore functional vision in those suffering… … Wikipedia
Osseointegration — derives from the Greek osteon, bone, and the Latin integrare, to make whole. The term refers to the direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load bearing artificial implant. Osseointegration has… … Wikipedia
Oculoplastics — Oculoplastics, or oculoplastic surgery, includes a wide variety of surgical procedures that deal with the orbit (eye socket), eyelids, tear ducts, and the face.[1] It also deals with the reconstruction of the eye and associated structures.… … Wikipedia
Enucleation — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME ICD10 = ICD9 = 16.4 OtherCodes = Enucleation is removal of the eye, leaving the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. This type of ocular surgery is indicated for a number of different ocular… … Wikipedia
Enucleation of the eye — Intervention ICD 9 CM 16.4 MeSH … Wikipedia
Ocular oncology — is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors relating to the eye and its adnexa. Eye cancer can affect all parts of the eye.Eye cancerOrigin and locationEye cancers can be primary (starts within the eye) and metastatic cancer (spread to the eye… … Wikipedia
Eye neoplasm — Classification and external resources ICD 10 C69 ICD 9 190 … Wikipedia
Neuroprosthetics — (also called neural prosthetics) is a discipline related to neuroscience and biomedical engineering concerned with developing neural prostheses. Neural prostheses are a series of devices that can substitute a motor, sensory or cognitive modality… … Wikipedia
implant — 1. To graft or insert. 2. Material inserted into nonliving tissues. SEE ALSO: graft, transplant. 3. (im′plant)In genitourinary surgery a device inserted to restore continence or potency. Also an … Medical dictionary
