Revolutionizing orbital reconstruction: Spectacle -retained prosthesis for post-mucormycosis defect

TL;DR

A new spectacle-retained prosthesis is used to help patients with orbital defects caused by mucormycosis, a severe fungal infection.

Contribution

This case report introduces a spectacle-retained prosthesis as a novel solution for post-mucormycosis orbital reconstruction.

Findings

A 57-year-old male patient was successfully rehabilitated with a spectacle-retained orbital prosthesis after enucleation due to mucormycosis.

The prosthesis provided functional and aesthetic benefits for the patient's orbital defect.

This approach offers a viable alternative for managing complex post-mucormycosis defects.

Abstract

The incidence of Mucormycosis has been seen an uptrend especially after the COVID-19 epidemic. The number of cases reporting to
Prosthodontists has seen an uptick, with increasing demand to rehabilitate the patients with large intraoral and extra oral defects.
Mucormycosis is an aggressive fungal infection that can result in severe complications, including involvement of the orbit, often
requiring urgent surgical intervention such as enucleation of the affected eye and other structures. This case report details the
management of a 57-year-old male patient who had his right eye enucleated due to a Mucormycosis infection two years earlier with a
spectacle retained orbital prosthesis.