The following manuscripts offer an excellent overview of
topics relating to the history, development, and current status of the Bio-eye
Hydroxyapatite Orbital Implant. Check this area regularly to keep up with
the latest publications and additions to this list*.
- Hornblass (1992)
- Hornblass, A. et al., Enucleation and evisceration: current techniques. A study
of 5439 intraorbital implants and a review of the literature. Presented at the joint
meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Ocularists in
Dallas, Texas, November 8, 1992.
The most comprehensive survey of use and outcomes concerning traditional
implants and the Bio-eye HA ocular implant. Compares the rates of
complications such as exposure, extrusion, migration, and poor motility
between traditional implants and the Bio-eye HA implant. The Bio-eye
HA implant is reported to reduce all major complications and is considered
to be the implant of choice among the oculoplastic surgeons surveyed.
- Shields (1993)
- Shields, JA, Shields, CL, DePotter P. Hydroxyapatite orbital implant after
enucleation--experience with 200 cases. Mayo Clin Proc 1993; 68: 1191-1195.
The
most focused clinical study to date reporting outcomes in over 200 cases (median
follow-up: 2 years) in which the Bio-eye HA implant was used. Since this patient sample
was treated by the same clinical team, variation in technique and other variables that may
affect outcome were minimized. There were no (0%) cases of infection, extrusion, or
migration, and all patients achieved satisfactory motility. Conjunctival erosion was noted
in 3 cases and was sucessfully repaired. Small-degree movement was present in each case
and large-degree movement, though more difficult to acheive, was most common in cases that
employed a motility/support peg. All patients who elected to have a motility/support peg
acheived excellent cosmetic results.
Stay tuned! More annotated references will soon be added to this
section. . .
*This bibliography is not comprehensive; it is a selective list of articles that, in the
opinion of IOI's Medical Director, Arthur C. Perry, MD, FACS, provide a good overview of
the field. |
|
