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Conformer

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A conformer is a clear acrylic shell fitted after an enucleation of the eye if the final artificial eye is not available at the time of surgery, to hold the shape of the eye socket and allow the eyelids to blink over the shell without rubbing the suture line.

Key points
  • A conformer is a clear acrylic shell used in eye replacement surgery
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    a clear acrylic shell fitted after an enucleation of the eye
  • It is used when the final artificial eye is not available at the time of surgery
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    if the final artificial eye is not available at the time of surgery
  • It holds the shape of the eye socket ready for the artificial eye
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    holds the shape ready for the artificial eye
  • It allows the eyelids to blink without rubbing the suture line
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    allow the eyelids to blink over the shell without rubbing the suture line
  • It is worn for six to eight weeks after surgery
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    worn for six to eight weeks after surgery
  • Some ocularists make a temporary artificial eye that can serve as the conformer shell
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    Some ocularists will make a temporary artificial eye which can be worn as the conformer shell
Treatment
  • A conformer is fitted after enucleation of the eye
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    fitted after an enucleation of the eye
  • It is worn for six to eight weeks after surgery to prepare for the artificial eye
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    worn for six to eight weeks after surgery
  • Some ocularists may create a temporary artificial eye to serve as the conformer
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    Some ocularists will make a temporary artificial eye which can be worn as the conformer shell
Prognosis

The conformer is worn for six to eight weeks after surgery to hold the shape ready for the artificial eye.

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Conformer over eye implant post-enucleation

A conformer is a clear acrylic shell fitted after an enucleation of the eye[1] if the final artificial eye is not available at the time of surgery, to hold the shape of the eye socket and allow the eyelids to blink over the shell without rubbing the suture line. The conformer shell holds the shape ready for the artificial eye, and is worn for six to eight weeks after surgery. Some ocularists will make a temporary artificial eye which can be worn as the conformer shell.[citation needed]

  1. ↑ Ophthalmology (5 ed.). Elsevier. 2019. pp. 1331–1337.