Enucleation
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Enucleation is removal of the eye leaving the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. This type of ocular surgery is indicated for a number of different ocular tumors and in eyes that have suffered severe trauma.[1] Enucleation is also a form of severe Self-harm which may occur in sufferers of psychosis.
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There are three types of eye removal
- Evisceration - removal of the eye contents, but the sclera is left behind
- Enucleation - removal of the eyeball, but the structures of the eye and eyelids are left behind
- Exenteration - removal of the eyeball, plus the fat, structures of the eye and possibly the eyelids as well.
Reasons for eye removal
- Cancer of the eye (retinoblastoma, melanomas, any other cancers of the eye or orbit)
- Severe injury of the eye when the eye cannot be saved or attempts to save the eye have failed
- End stage glaucoma
- Painful, ugly blind eye
- In cases of sympathetic ophthalmia (inflammation of the eye) to prevent travel to other eye, in which, if untreated can cause blindness
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