Followup of a Dog with an Intraocular Silicone Prosthesis Combined with an Extraocular Glass Prosthesis

Abstract EN

Because of unpredictable corneal changes, evisceration and implantation of a silicone prosthesis does not always lead to a satisfying cosmetic result.

This paper describes the use of an intraocular silicone prosthesis in combination with an extraocular glass prosthesis and shows a followup of two and a half years in a nonexperimental study.

An intraocular silicone prosthesis was implanted after evisceration of the left eye in a five-month-old Bernese mountain dog.

A glass prosthesis was fitted four weeks after evisceration.

Two and a half years after the operation, the dog is in good health and free of medication.

No short-term or long-term complications were seen.

The owners do not have trouble with handling the glass prosthesis.

The combination of both prostheses shows a perfect solution to retrieve a normal looking and moving eye after evisceration.