Coralline Hydroxyapatite as an Ocular Implant

Fifty patients received a coralline hydroxyapatite sphere as a buried integrated ocular implant after enucleation or evisceration surgery. The surgical technique is described and the results discussed. All patients obtained final prosthetic motility superior to that possible with simple spherical methylmethacrylate implants. After a follow-up of 2 to 27 months (mean, 10.4 months) there have been no cases of migration or extrusion. Complications...