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. 2016 May;94(3):253-6.
doi: 10.1111/aos.12960. Epub 2016 Feb 23.

Donor sclera-wrapped acrylic orbital implants following enucleation: experience in 179 patients in the Netherlands

Henri P Jongman  1 , Marina Marinkovic  1 , Irene Notting  1 , Leonoor Koetsier  1 , Wouter Swart  1 , Nicoline E Schalij-Delfos  1 , Jaco Bleeker  1 , Martine J Jager  1 , Gregorius P M Luyten  1
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Donor sclera-wrapped acrylic orbital implants following enucleation: experience in 179 patients in the Netherlands

Henri P Jongman et al. Acta Ophthalmol. 2016 May.
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Abstract

Purpose: To report the postoperative results after enucleation of using an acrylic orbital implant covered in donor sclera for implantation.

Methods: We retrospectively analysed the charts of patients who were enucleated between 2007 and 2011. Only patients who received an acrylic implant covered with donor sclera were included.

Results: A total of 179 patients were included in our analysis. About 15.6% experienced postoperative problems of which the majority were related to the position of the eyelid. Only one patient (0.6%) had an exposure of the orbital implant.

Conclusion: Placing an acrylic orbital implant covered with donor sclera is a safe and effective method for reconstruction after enucleation.

Keywords: complications; donor sclera; enucleation; orbital implant.

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