title: Enucleation volume measurement.
abstract: The enucleation volume of a series of 17 eyes was measured by water displacement and found to be 1-2 ml in excess of the 7 ml usually quoted. This is relevant to the development of postenucleation socket syndrome in patients who have had orbital implants of a conventional size. Enucleation volumes should be measured routinely and the implant volumes selected accordingly.
authors.affiliation: Royal Eye Infirmary, Plymouth, England.
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Thaller
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000592:standards*