"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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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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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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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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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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Orbital development after enucleation in early childhood. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 1999 Jan; 15(1):32-6.