Aims To investigate the association of demographic, clinical and psychosocial variables with
levels of anxiety and depression in participants wearing an ocular prosthesis after eye …

Purpose To investigate anxiety and depression levels in prosthetic eye–wearing patients
using standardized psychometric instruments, to define factors associated with these …

Background This study explores the role of appearance, mucoid discharge, visual
perception and functional problems as indicators for depression, anxiety and stress amongst …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of profound vision loss on
psychological well-being in adolescents, young adults, and middle-aged adults with regard …

This study aims to explore the psychosocial factors and challenges affecting the lives of
those who wear an ocular prosthesis following a traumatic eye injury. Thematic analysis of …

Background: This study aims to explore the feelings of prosthetic eye wearers. Methods: An
anonymous questionnaire was completed by 217 anophthalmic patients who had worn a …

Objective: Many patients are satisfied with their ocular prosthesis, but some describe
problems with social interactions, body image and self-esteem. Although both clinical …

Anophthalmic patients not only cause obvious functional deficits and facial deformities, but
lead to poor psychological outcomes, although prosthesis wearing can offer improvements …

Purpose: To measure aspects of self-reported vision-related health status and assess the
impact of treatment in patients who have undergone eye removal surgery (evisceration or …

In this thesis the term eye amputation (EA) covers the removing of an eye by: evisceration,
enucleation and exenteration. Amputation of an eye is most frequently the end‐stage in a …