What Is Enucleation Surgery? - Cleveland Clinic
网页2023年1月18日 · Enucleation of the eye is a surgery to remove the globe of your eye and its contents. It’s a treatment for diseases like eye cancer and traumatic eye injuries. After the surgery, you can obtain a prosthetic (artificial) eye.
Enucleation - EyeWiki
网页Enucleation is the surgical procedure that involves removal of the entire globe and its intraocular contents, with preservation of all other periorbital and orbital structures. Enucleation is in contrast to evisceration, in which the ocular contents are removed from an intact sclera, and exenteration, in which the entire orbital contents ...
Enucleation of the eye - Wikipedia
网页Enucleation is the removal of the eye that leaves the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. This type of ocular surgery is indicated for a number of ocular tumors , in eyes that have sustained severe trauma, and in eyes that are otherwise blind and painful.
Eye Removal Surgery: Enucleation and Evisceration
网页2019年11月20日 · Eye removal surgery may be needed in cases of a painful blind eye, eye cancer or following a severe injury or infection of the eye. There are two main types of eye removal surgery: Enucleation. The entire eye (globe) is removed in an enucleation.
What Is Eye Enucleation? Surgery Explained - Vision Center
网页2024年2月20日 · Enucleation is the surgical removal of the entire eyeball (globe) from the socket. It’s usually preferable over evisceration in cancer, trauma (severe injury), or eye infection. On the other hand, evisceration only removes …
Enucleation - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2023年7月24日 · Enucleation describes the removal of the entire globe, with separation of all connections from the orbit, including optic nerve transection. It is one of the oldest procedures in ophthalmology, with descriptions dating back to 2600BC. The decision for enucleation can be one of the most difficult to make and discuss with the patient.
Losing an eye: Enucleation and prosthetic eye FAQ - All About Vision
网页2019年4月3日 · The most common type of procedure to remove a badly damaged or diseased eye is called enucleation. Once the affected eye is surgically removed, the person undergoing the enucleation procedure typically is fitted with a custom-made prosthetic eye (also called an artificial eye, "glass eye" or ocular prosthesis).
Enucleation: Procedure, Outlook, and Adjusting After Surgery - Healthgrades
网页2024年5月20日 · Enucleation is surgery to remove an eye. It’s used to treat eye conditions such as severe cases of infection, eye cancer, or eye injury. Doctors may recommend enucleation to protect against serious illness, reduce symptoms of pain, and improve quality of life. However, some people may experience complications.
What to Expect After Your Enucleation Surgery
网页2021年12月3日 · This information explains what to expect after your enucleation surgery, including how to care for your eye socket.
How to Do an Enucleation - American Academy of Ophthalmology
网页2005年9月1日 · The indications for enucleation include a blind, painful eye; a painless but disfigured, blind eye that causes psychological distress; sympathetic ophthalmia; and both diagnostic and therapeutic evaluation of intraocular tumors. The goals of enucleation involve elimination of pain, excellent cosmesis and restoration of orbital volume.