"Eye, Artificial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A ready-made or custom-made prosthesis of glass or plastic shaped and colored to resemble the anterior portion of a normal eye and used for cosmetic reasons. It is attached to the anterior portion of an orbital implant (ORBITAL IMPLANTS) which is placed in the socket of an enucleated or eviscerated eye. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005137
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.225
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| Concept/Terms |
Eye, Artificial- Eye, Artificial
- Ocular Prosthesis
- Ocular Prostheses
- Prostheses, Ocular
- Prosthesis, Ocular
- Artificial Eye
- Artificial Eyes
- Eyes, Artificial
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Eye, Artificial" by people in Profiles.
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Quality of Life in Patients With Acquired Anophthalmia Using an Ocular Prosthesis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 41(1):67-77.
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Autologous fat transfer for orbital volume augmentation in sockets with small nonseeing eyes. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2023 07; 82:170-175.
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Reply. Ophthalmology. 2018 06; 125(6):e40-e41.
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Intraocular lens alignment methods. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2016 Jan; 27(1):65-75.
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[Multifocal IOL optics and aniridia therapy]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2013 Aug; 230(8):785.
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Management of radiation-induced severe anophthalmic socket contracture in patients with uveal melanoma. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 May-Jun; 28(3):208-12.
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Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in the anophthalmic socket. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Mar-Apr; 24(2):98-101.
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Facial prosthetic rehabilitation: preprosthetic surgical techniques and biomaterials. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Aug; 13(4):255-62.
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Magnetically integrated microporous implant: safety and efficacy of secondary posting. Arch Ophthalmol. 2003 Nov; 121(11):1596-600.
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A mold-making procedure for multiple orbital prostheses fabrication. J Prosthet Dent. 2003 Jul; 90(1):97-100.