Manual enucleation of both eyes during assault.
Manual enucleation of the eyeball from the orbit during physical assault is rare. Management includes removal of such sightless eyeballs when the optic nerve and extraocular muscles are avulsed. However, other authors recommend replacement of these eyeballs even though visual prognosis is nil and phthisis bulbi is expected. A patient who had bilateral enucleation after assault is described.
Department of Ophthalmology, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
Nishant
N
Taneja
Upreet
U
Dhaliwal
D000328:Adult; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014754:Violence