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. 2025 Apr;242(4):455-458.
doi: 10.1055/a-2534-2276. Epub 2025 Apr 16.

Acute and Complete Expulsion of a Porous Polyethylene Orbital Implant 14 Months after Primary Enucleation for Uveal Melanoma: A Case Report

Julien Schaller #  1 , Augustina Grigaité #  1 , Andréas J Kreis  2 , Aurélie Oberic  1 , Barbara Spahn  3 , Ann Schalenbourg  1
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Acute and Complete Expulsion of a Porous Polyethylene Orbital Implant 14 Months after Primary Enucleation for Uveal Melanoma: A Case Report

Julien Schaller et al. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2025 Apr.
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Figures

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Fig. 1
Adaptation of the artificial eye. a  Without the ocular prosthesis. b – d  With the prosthesis and reduced motility (with the patientʼs consent).
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Fig. 2
Implant expulsion from the orbital cavity. a  The expulsed polyethylene implant, free from any fibrovascular tissue; b  Conjunctival expulsion site.
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