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Rokohl, Alexander C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0224-3597, Pine, Keith R., Pine, Nicola S., Gordon, Erik, Yeoman, Janice, Remmers, Jelmer S., Hartong, Dyonne T. and Heindl, Ludwig M. ORCID: 0000-0002-4413-6132 (2025). Prosthetic eye care – The current state of the art. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 105. Elsevier. ISSN 13509462

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Abstract

[Artikel-Nr. 101337] After eye loss, a fast supply with a visually appealing prosthetic eye is not just a cosmetic solution, it is the key factor for a successful social, occupational, and psychological rehabilitation. For a long time, prosthetic eye care was based on acquired experiences, and there was a significant lack of systematic studies and peer-reviewed literature on this subject. However, in recent decades, research in the field of ocular prosthetics has been driven forward by ophthalmologists, ocularists, optometrists, ophthalmoplastic surgeons, and psychologists. Many essential findings have been made for improving the care of anophthalmic patients. In this extensive re- view, the current state of the art regarding prosthetic eye care based on the newest scientific findings is sum- marized. The broad focus includes important historical aspects in ocular prosthetics, in particular the historical development that led to ocularistic care with different prosthetic materials – cryolite glass and polymethyl methacrylate. Furthermore, epidemiology and etiology of eye loss, surgical techniques of eye removal as well as types and production of prosthetic eyes are set out. Important topics with new insights include psychological issues such as living with a prosthetic eye, treatment of children with anophthalmia and microphthalmia, as well as evidence-based prosthetic eye maintenance and handling. In addition, anophthalmic socket complications and associated treatment options with a focus on the common dry anophthalmic socket and post-enucleation socket syndromes were described in detail. Finally, we will speculate how the field of prosthetic eye care will develop in the future.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Rokohl, Alexander C. UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0224-3597 UNSPECIFIED Pine, Keith R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pine, Nicola S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gordon, Erik UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Yeoman, Janice UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Remmers, Jelmer S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hartong, Dyonne T. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Heindl, Ludwig M. UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4413-6132 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-797087
Identification Number:	10.1016/j.preteyeres.2025.101337
Journal or Publication Title:	Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
Volume:	105
Number of Pages:	1
Date:	March 2025
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	13509462
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Augenheilkunde > Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeine Augenheilkunde Faculty of Medicine > Sonstiges > Centrum für integrierte Onkologie (CIO)
Subjects:	Medical sciences Medicine
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/79708