COSMETIC CONFORMERS

The loss of an eye is an emotionally traumatic event. A prosthetic eye is usually not fitted until the socket has healed (about 6 weeks afte r surgery). This period, during which a clear conformer is fitted, can be particularly traumatic, especially for the newly anophthalmic pati ent. The authors have designed interim acrylic prosthetic conformers t o help patients overcome some of these problems while preserving the n ecessary characteristics of ideal postoperative conformers.