title: Enucleation versus evisceration in ocular trauma: a retrospective review and study of current literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare variables and outcomes from ocular trauma leading to either enucleation or evisceration to better inform surgical decision making.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective chart review.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed 441 patients between 2001 and 2012 presenting with ocular trauma to a Level 1 trauma center in Queens, New York; of these, there were 16 enucleations and 6 eviscerations. Retrospective chart review noted age, gender, mechanism of injury, initial and final visual acuity, time to surgery, length of follow-up, pain, degree of motility, and complications. A review of literature in the context of our study was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  20 patients were male and 2 patients were female; average age was 44 (SD: 20.0, range 18-91). 9/16 patients were enucleated to prevent sympathetic ophthalmia, whereas only 1/5 patient was eviscerated for this indication (p = 0.1619). No cases of sympathetic ophthalmia were reported over an average follow-up of 316 days. Average length of follow-up varied significantly between the two groups, with an average of 370.4 days (SD: 566.9, range 0-1870) for enucleated eyes and 172.7 days (SD: 146.3, range 0-422) for eviscerated eyes (p = 0.42). Medpor implants were preferred in eviscerations (5/6 eviscerations), whereas hydroxyapatite implants were preferred in enucleations (10/16 enucleations, p = 0.04).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical decision-making in ocular trauma is largely based on surgeon preference and experience, with minimal evidence in the literature to support either enucleation or evisceration. We recommend evisceration over enucleation in cases of reliable patient follow-up due to the low incidence of sympathetic ophthalmia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Chengjie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Albert Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017234:Eye Evisceration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009879:Ophthalmia, Sympathetic / Q000517:prevention & control; D020273:Orbital Implants; D011095:Polyethylenes; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C084562:Medpor; D011095:Polyethylenes