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Has anyone had a "coral implant" after having an eye removed? There is a woman in Canada who is having difficulty with hers, and I wondered who else might have had experience with them.
Thank you,
Joyce
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Eye prosthetics - coral implant?
- By joyceg98
- Posted August 6, 2008 at 9:35 am · 5 replies
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- By Blind_Kiwi
- Posted August 6, 2008 at 10:56 pm
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Hi Joyce,
I have had a coral implant since 92 and have had all sorts of dramas etc. Feel free to pass on my email to the person having issues with their coral implant. cheers greg@mayogroup.co.nz
- By jfernrn
- Posted August 8, 2008 at 10:39 pm
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Joyce, my daughter, Karen Anderson, has had enucleation and had a coral implant placed. She asked me to write and tell you she will be more than happy to provide information to whoever is asking. Her e-mail address is 'bodydr@aol.com' and she asked that you get in touch as necessary.
And best regards from me, too. Best, Judy Fern
- By donnab
- Posted August 11, 2008 at 10:38 pm
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What is a coral implant? I've not had to have an eye removed yet and didn't know there were different options or ways to handle that surgery.
- By joyceg98
- Posted August 12, 2008 at 12:12 am
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Yes, there are several options. When you get to that point, discuss the options with your eye surgeon, and ask for the name of a good registered ocularist (the specialist who makes the prosthetic eye). The surgeon and the ocularist usually coordinate. The surgeon installs a "peg" when the eye is enucleated, on which the prosthesis will fit. The peg ensures that the prosthetic eye will "track" the other eye -- move along with it naturally.
Coral is not commonly used, and people sometimes have allergic-type reactions. There are plastics that are more commonly used.
Best wishes,
Joyce
- By joyceg98
- Posted August 12, 2008 at 12:14 am
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Thanks, Judy. This is a particularly difficult case of complications and rejection. I have put this family in touch with some ophthalmologists from our medical advisory board who have been able to give her some guidance.
Best wishes to you and Karen,
Joyce
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