This is the first textbook to offer a comprehensive account of ocular prosthetics and the
evidence used to underpin and support this field of healthcare. It does so by bringing together
information from ophthalmology prosthetic eye and contact lens literature and from experts
actively engaged in these fields.The book describes the psychological anatomical and
physiological aspects of eye loss as well as surgical procedures for removing the eye patient
evaluation constructing prosthetic eyes (including prosthetic and surgical techniques for
dealing with socket complications) the socket's response to prosthetic eyes prosthetic eye
maintenance and the history of prosthetic eyes.Though primarily intended for prosthetists
ophthalmologists ophthalmic nurses optometrists and students in the fields of ocular medicine
maxillofacial medicine and anaplastology the book also offers a useful resource for other
health workers and family members who care for prosthetic eye patients and for those patients
seeking a deeper understanding of the issues affecting them than they can find elsewhere.
