Orbital Implants

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112 relevant articles (5 outcomes, 8 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

Description: Rounded objects made of coral, teflon, or alloplastic polymer and covered with sclera, and which are implanted in the orbit following enucleation. An artificial eye (EYE, ARTIFICIAL) is usually attached to the anterior of the orbital implant for cosmetic purposes.

Also Known As:

Implant, Orbital; Implants, Orbital; Orbital Implant

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Equipment and Supplies

Prostheses and Implants: 9948

Orbital Implants: 112

Experts

1.	Jordan, David R: 2 articles (11/2007 - 11/2007)
2.	Owji, Naser: 2 articles (11/2007 - 11/2006)
3.	Iliff, Nicholas T: 1 article (07/2008)
4.	Grant, Michael P: 1 article (07/2008)
5.	Garibaldi, Daniel C: 1 article (07/2008)
6.	Merbs, Shannath L: 1 article (07/2008)
7.	Park, D J John: 1 article (07/2008)
8.	Li, Dong-mei: 1 article (12/2007)
9.	Li, Dong-Mei: 1 article (12/2007)
10.	Malet, T: 1 article (12/2007)

Related Diseases

1.	Anophthalmos (Anophthalmia) 11/01/1993 - "Application of expandable orbital implants appears to be promising in the management of microphthalmia or anophthalmia in infants to maximize orbital growth" 12/01/2007 - "Choice of proper time for orbital implant in anophthalmia children]" 11/01/1998 - "Frequent clinical-radiologic queries regarding the anophthalmic socket include neuro-radiologic findings with congenital anophthalmia or bilateral microphthalmia, the vascularization or position of an orbital implant following enucleation, or orbital recurrence of tumor following enucleation" 01/01/2002 - "Analysis of disease structure in anophthalmia helped determine the priority trends of surgical rehabilitation of this group of patients: enucleation with plasty of the supporting motor stump, 36.6%; postradiation atrophy of orbital tissues after enucleation for retinoblastoma, 22.6%; anophthalmic syndrome, 11.7%; cicatricial deformation of the cavity, 11.5%; anophthalmia with concomitant eyelid deformation, 6.1%; anophthalmia with orbital deformation, 3.1%; denudation of orbital implants, 2.6%; congenital anophthalmia, 2.5%; prolapse of the inferior vault and upper eyelid ptosis, 1.8 and 1.4%, respectively" 09/01/2006 - "Instead of using a ball shaped standard hydrogel expander or a regular orbital implant, which would necessitate enucleation of the microphthalmic eye, this study investigates the feasibility of volume augmentation with injectable pellet expanders, as formerly suggested for acquired anophthalmos in adults only" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Syndrome 06/01/2006 - "PURPOSE: To review the surgical outcome of five cases of silent sinus syndrome (SSS) who were treated with simultaneous endoscopic antrostomy and orbital implant placement" 06/01/2003 - "RESULTS: Post-enucleation-syndromes are significantly (p < 0.01) less pronounced in patients with orbital implants, also prosthesis motility is significantly (p < 0.05) larger" 06/01/2003 - "BACKGROUND: Orbital implants are used to prevent post-enucleation-syndromes and to improve prosthesis motility" 05/01/1999 - "Implant-orbital disproportion can produce a pseudo-Brown's syndrome" 01/01/1999 - "BACKGROUND: Secondary orbital implants are used for the correction of the post-enucleation socket syndrome (PESS)" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Retinoblastoma (Glioblastoma, Retinal) 04/01/2001 - "Orbital implants in postenucleation retinoblastoma." 05/01/2000 - "PURPOSE: To determine significant factors influencing the exposure of primary orbital implants in patients with retinoblastoma" 05/01/2000 - "Exposure of primary orbital implants in postenucleation retinoblastoma patients." 01/01/1993 - "Calcification of scleral-wrapped orbital implant in patients with retinoblastoma." 01/01/2002 - "Analysis of disease structure in anophthalmia helped determine the priority trends of surgical rehabilitation of this group of patients: enucleation with plasty of the supporting motor stump, 36.6%; postradiation atrophy of orbital tissues after enucleation for retinoblastoma, 22.6%; anophthalmic syndrome, 11.7%; cicatricial deformation of the cavity, 11.5%; anophthalmia with concomitant eyelid deformation, 6.1%; anophthalmia with orbital deformation, 3.1%; denudation of orbital implants, 2.6%; congenital anophthalmia, 2.5%; prolapse of the inferior vault and upper eyelid ptosis, 1.8 and 1.4%, respectively" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Endophthalmitis (Ophthalmia) 09/01/2000 - "OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of primary orbital implant placement with evisceration in patients with endophthalmitis and blind eyes" 05/01/2007 - "92% inserted an orbital implant after primary enucleation, 69% after non-endophthalmitis evisceration, whereas only 43% did so after evisceration for endophthalmitis (50% as a delayed procedure)" 05/01/2007 - "PURPOSE: We report the results of 25 patients with endophthalmitis treated with evisceration with and without cornea preservation and primary orbital implants" 09/01/2000 - "CONCLUSIONS: Primary orbital implant placement with evisceration in patients with endophthalmitis is an acceptable treatment, eliminating the need for open evisceration and subsequent delayed orbital implant placement." 05/01/2007 - "CONCLUSION: Unless the endophthalmitis is secondary to severe devastating trauma in which there is no sclera left, primary orbital implant placement with evisceration in these patients is an acceptable treatment." Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Postoperative Pain 12/01/2003 - "The subjective experience of early postoperative pain following retrobulbar anaesthesia for enucleation and primary orbital implant." 12/01/2003 - "MATERIALS AND METHODS: An 11-point numerical ranking box scale was used to measure the subjective experience of postoperative pain following enucleation with insertion of a primary orbital implant in 40 patients with uveal melanoma" 06/01/1999 - "CONCLUSIONS: The orbital epidural pain catheter is an effective means to achieve postoperative pain control after orbital implant surgery" 06/01/1999 - "BACKGROUND: The surgical placement of orbital implants for eviscerations, enucleations, and secondary implantations can cause severe postoperative pain that may not be relieved with high doses of narcotics" 06/01/1999 - "We analyzed the effectiveness of a method for postoperative pain control in orbital implant surgery using an orbital epidural pain catheter connected to a patient-controlled analgesia bupivacaine hydrochloride pump" Order ALL the reference details at left...

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Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Transplants (Transplant)
2.	Transplantation (Transplant Recipients)
3.	Orbital Implants
4.	Prostheses and Implants (Prosthesis)
5.	Patient-Controlled Analgesia (Analgesia, Patient Controlled)

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