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Rokohl, Alexander C., Trester, Marc, Mor, Joel M., Loreck, Niklas, Koch, Konrad R. and Heindl, Ludwig M. (2019). Customizing a Cryolite Glass Prosthetic Eye. J. Vis. Exp. (152). CAMBRIDGE: JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS. ISSN 1940-087X

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DOI:10.3791/60016

Abstract

In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, over 90% of ocularists still manufacture customized prostheses using cryolite glass from Thuringia. The present manuscript demonstrates this long-forgotten technique in detail. This manuscript shows some major advantages of manufacturing prosthetic eyes using cryolite glass in comparison to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). These advantages include a lighter weight of the prosthesis, higher levels of patient satisfaction, and only one appointment necessary for the customized manufacturing. Potential risk of breakage seems not to be a critical disadvantage for glass prosthetic eye wearers. However, in some patients, manufacturing a well-fitting prosthetic eye is not possible or reasonable due to anophthalmic socket complications such as post nucleation socket syndrome, scarred fornices, or an orbital implant exposure. This article gives ophthalmologists a better insight into ocularistic care in order to improve the essential interprofessional collaboration between ocularists and ophthalmologists.

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Creators	Email	ORCID	ORCID Put Code
Rokohl, Alexander C.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Trester, Marc	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Mor, Joel M.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Loreck, Niklas	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Koch, Konrad R.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Heindl, Ludwig M.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED