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Special Prosthesis for Anophthalmic and Microphthalmic Infants (First time in Sri Lanka)

Anophthalmia and microphthalmia is associated with cardiac septal defects like cleft lip, cleft palate and nasal malformations. Even though there are various surgical interventions for the above conditions, there is no such procedure to correct the anophthalmic and microphthalmic conditions except for the special prosthesis made at our institutions. So these infants have to be referred to our institution at the age of six months.

 

Microphthalmia is a congenital condition where the infant is born with an abnormally formed eye. The prosthesis procedure varies from those for adults, since a prosthetic eye generally must be enlarged every few months to expand the socket.

This is necessary to stimulate the socket tissues and the boney orbit to grow at a normal rate. In the case of a congenital small eye orbit, the socket and lid opening is actually smaller than the companion eye.

Because of the difference in size, a series of conformers and special prosthesis are necessary to stretch the tissues and to form a socket, in to  which a prosthetic eye can later be fit. The conformer or special prosthesis is usually enlarged once a month or as necessary to increase orbital volume as circumstances allow.

But if the socket has adequate volume, an actual prosthesis can be made to match the companion eye .Making a prosthesis is especially helpful for the child s appearance and self image.