title: Assessment and management of manual traumatic enucleation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gouging injuries represent a rare, severe form of orbital trauma. We report a case of manual traumatic enucleation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Records of the patient were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The outcome of this case was loss of the globe with an uncomplicated recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Without attention to the particular principles of assessment and management outlined in this report, a satisfactory outcome is not assured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Aboud
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed