OCULAR ONCOLOGY

Ocular oncology involves the study and treatment of tumors that occur in or around the eye. These tumors may cause vision loss or loss of the eye itself; some tumors are potentially fatal, while others may be benign yet severely disfiguring.

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The treatment includes management of the tumor , reconstruction of the lids and restoring the cosmesis

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Artificial / prosthetic eyes: An ocular prosthesis is a type of prosthesis that replaces an absent natural eye following an enucleation, evisceration, or orbital exenteration. The prosthesis fits over an orbital implant and under the eyelids.

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It is made of medical grade plastic acrylic.A variant of the ocular prosthesis is a very thin hard shell known as a scleral shell which can be worn over a damaged or eviscerated eye. An ocular prosthesis does not provide vision; but provides a good cosmesis