 Orbital Implants
"Orbital Implants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D020273
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Orbital Implants- Orbital Implants
- Implant, Orbital
- Implants, Orbital
- Orbital Implant
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orbital Implants" by people in Profiles.
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Silas MR, Jeffers JV, Farooq AV, Corey JP, Shah HA. Medial Orbital Wall Reconstruction to Facilitate Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Erosive Polypoidal Sinus Disease. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jan/Feb; 35(1):e3-e6.
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Fountain TR. Re: "long-term follow-up of porous polyethylene spherical implants after enucleation and evisceration". Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Nov-Dec; 23(6):500; author reply 501.
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Toljanic JA, Eckert SE, Roumanas E, Beumer J, Huryn JM, Zlotolow IM, Reisberg DJ, Habakuk SW, Wright RF, Rubenstein JE, Schneid TR, Mullasseril P, Garcia LT, Bedard JF, Choi YG. Osseointegrated craniofacial implants in the rehabilitation of orbital defects: an update of a retrospective experience in the United States. J Prosthet Dent. 2005 Aug; 94(2):177-82.
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Fountain TR, Goldberger S, Murphree AL. Orbital development after enucleation in early childhood. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 1999 Jan; 15(1):32-6.
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