The Artificial Eye Child The artificial or prosthetic eye will be made four to six weeks after the enucleation. Firstly, a moulding or impression of the socket must be taken. This is a painless procedure performed by a technician known as an ocularist, but it may need...
Enucleation Child Removal of an eye or Enucleation is still the commonest form of treatment in both Unilateral and Bilateral Sporadic RB. The reasons for performing enucleation of an eye in RB include: The tumour inside your child’s eye is too large or extensive...
Fluorescein Angiogram This test requires a single visit to the Adelaide Eye & Retina Centre, expect to be there for at least 1 ½ half hours. For the test to be done, the pupil of each eye will be temporarily enlarged with eye drops. These drops may take some hours...
OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) This is a non-invasive eye test, and is easily tolerated by the patient. Doctor will only recommend this test if he feels it is important in diagnosing and/or managing your eye problem. You can, obviously, elect not to proceed with...
Central Seruos Retinopathy (CSR) Central Serous Retinopathy (CSR) is a condition in which a small pool of fluid accumulates under the macula. A defect in the normally water tight layer beneath the retina allows the leakage of fluid which then collects under the...
