Nigerian Medical Journal

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2013  |  Volume : 54  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 265--267

A multidisciplinary approach for ocular rehabilitation following surgical treatment of retinoblastoma: One year follow-up


Himanshi Aggarwal, Pradeep Kumar, Raghuwar D Singh, Varun Baslas, Habib A Alvi, Sunit Jurel 
 Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Correspondence Address:
Himanshi Aggarwal
Room No. 404, E Block, Gautam Buddha Hostel, King George�SQ�s Medical University, Lucknow - 226 003, Uttar Pradesh
India

Retinoblastoma is a highly malignant neoplasm. Most of the cases are usually advanced at the time of detection, requiring enucleation to salvage the child�SQ�s life. Just treating the patient for cancer is not enough; the cosmetic rehabilitation of these patients is equally important and it should always be an integral part of their treatment, to help them re-integrate in the aesthetic conscious society. Rehabilitating such patients require a multidisciplinary approach involving the combined and timely efforts of an ophthalmologist, paediatric oncologist and a skilled maxillofacial prosthodontist. This paper presents a case of 3½-year-old girl who had enucleation of her right eye due to retinoblastoma along with chemotherapy and radiotherapy at the age of 3 years. The patient was recalled regularly for follow-up at 3 month intervals for ophthalmic examinations and she was rehabilitated cosmetically with customised ocular prosthesis during the various stages of her developmental growth.


How to cite this article:
Aggarwal H, Kumar P, Singh RD, Baslas V, Alvi HA, Jurel S. A multidisciplinary approach for ocular rehabilitation following surgical treatment of retinoblastoma: One year follow-up.Niger Med J 2013;54:265-267


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Aggarwal H, Kumar P, Singh RD, Baslas V, Alvi HA, Jurel S. A multidisciplinary approach for ocular rehabilitation following surgical treatment of retinoblastoma: One year follow-up. Niger Med J [serial online] 2013 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];54:265-267
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