Fernandes de Sousa, Roberta Lilian [UNESP]Schellini, Silvana Artioli [UNESP]Moreira Zornoff, Denise de Cassia [UNESP]Padovani, Carlos Roberto [UNESP]2014-05-202014-05-202012-11-01Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. São Paulo: Consel Brasil Oftalmologia, v. 75, n. 6, p. 394-397, 2012.0004-2749http://hdl.handle.net/11449/12620Purpose: To determine the most common approach to repair the anophthalmic socket in Brazil, and to compare the data with the trends in other countries.Methods: Exploratory study using electronic questionnaire sent by Internet to ophthalmologists members of the Brazilian Orbit and Oculoplastic Society (SBCPO). The received answers were analyzed by adhesion analysis, using Chi-square test.Results: We received 75 answered questionnaires. Fifty-three per cent of the respondents frequently treat anophthalmic socket and use the 18 mm diameter polymethylmethacrylate sphere in the majority of the surgeries, mainly covered by sclera (92%). Only seven interviewees had used integrated implants with pegging procedure. Eighty-two per cent of the ophthalmologists use the dermolipid graft to reconstruct the anophthalmic socket. They also follow the patients bi annually.Conclusions: The treatment of anophthalmic socket in Brazil generally involve polymethylmethacrylate sphere with 18 mm diameter. Pegging procedure is uncommon between us.394-397porAnophthalmosEye artificialOrbitEye eviscerationBrazilArtigoS0004-27492012000600004WOS:000319984500004Acesso abertoS0004-27492012000600004.pdf9420249100835492