title: [Surgical technique and complications of enucleation].
abstract: Enucleation consists of removal of the entire globe and portion of the optic nerve from the orbit. This surgical procedure is generally accepted treatment for intraocular malignancies, a blind painful eye, severely traumatized eye, phthisis bulbi and improvement of cosmetic look. In this review, the authors discuss the current surgical technique of enucleation with orbital implant placement and their complications.
authors.affiliation: Z Kliniki Okulistyki Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Obuchowska
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mariak
authors.forename: Sulyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elmdhm
mesh_terms: D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020273:Orbital Implants