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Unsalvageable Eye: Cosmetic Rehabilitation

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An unsalvageable eye is a blind eye, often has a structural deformity making it a cosmetic unacceptable condition for a patient. The rehabilitation of such patients is challenging, as often these patients undergo immense psychological distress arising out of this unsalvageable ocular condition.

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Mr. Jico Gogoi, Ocularist, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati.

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  1. Oculoplastics, Aesthetics and Reconstructive Surgery, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India

    Kasturi Bhattacharjee

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    Ganesh Ch. Kuri & Shyam Sundar Das Mohapatra

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Bhattacharjee, K., Kuri, G.C., Mohapatra, S.S.D. (2023). Unsalvageable Eye: Cosmetic Rehabilitation. In: Waikar, S. (eds) Ocular Trauma in Armed Conflicts. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4021-7_13

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