title: Enucleation versus evisceration.
abstract: The choice of enucleation and evisceration for removal of an eye remains controversial in certain circumstances. An international panel was asked to give their surgical management of two clinical cases that require either enucleation or evisceration. Case one follows multiple vitreoretinal procedures, and the risk of sympathetic ophthalmia is considered in the surgical management. Case two has had postoperative endophthalmitis, and the possibility of implant infection following insertion of an orbital implant with evisceration and enucleation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Royal North Shore Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia. brett.odonnell@island.net.au
authors.forename: Brett A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kersten
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McNab
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000601:surgery*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D017234:Eye Evisceration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009879:Ophthalmia, Sympathetic / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020273:Orbital Implants; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation