Outcomes of orbital implants after evisceration and enucleation in patients with endophthalmitis.
OBJECTIVE
This manuscript reviews enucleation and evisceration and primary versus secondary orbital implant placement in patients with endophthalmitis. A brief discussion of sympathetic ophthalmia is included as well.


RESULTS
Opinions remain variable when considering enucleation versus evisceration and primary versus secondary orbital implant placement in patients with endophthalmitis. Although rare, sympathetic ophthalmia remains a concern among surgeons.


CONCLUSIONS
Recent findings indicate enucleation and evisceration are performed for blind eyes with endophthalmitis and both porous and nonporous implants may be placed primarily with acceptable outcomes in these patients.
Hui
Jennifer I
JI
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Division of Ophthalmic/Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery and Orbital Oncology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA. jhui@med.miami.edu
D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000601:surgery*; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D017234:Eye Evisceration; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D006801:Humans; D020273:Orbital Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome