KUMJ | VOL. 5 | NO. 3 | ISSUE 19 | JULY-SEPT, 2007
Prospective evaluation of contracted sockets
Adhikari RK, Khazai H, Usha KD
Abstract: Aims: To establish a correct method of evaluation and management of contracted sockets
Results: Anopthalmic socket were frequently seen in orbit and Oculoplasty clinic of Aravind Eye Hospital,
Madurai, South India. Prospective evaluation of Anophthalmic Sockets was done in this study. Anophthalmic
Socket which can not support prosthetic eye is called contracted socket.4,5,14. These sockets were graded as
congenital and acquired, which were managed using single, combined and multiple procedures. Surgical outcome of each case were analyzed.
Keyword : Anophthalmos, contracted sockets, prosthesis, conformer, volume deficit,
