Wilczyński Michał, Omulecki Wojciech
Z Kliniki Chorób Oczu Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi.
Klin Oczna. 2004;106(3):303-7.
To gather and analyse the data about causes of enucleations, which were performed in the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lódź.
The data were based on case histories. The whole examined group consisted of 57 patients, who had an enucleation surgery done in the period from June 1999 to June 2003. The analyzed data included: clinical diagnosis, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, results of histopathology examination and results of diagnostic imaging examinations.
The most frequent causes of enucleations were: intraocular tumors (fraction 0.51 of the whole group), painful blind eyes (fraction 0.33), endophthalmitis (fraction 0.12) and ocular traumas (fraction 0.04).
Despite significant advances in ophthalmology in recent years, enucleation remains a method of treatment. The main indications for this type of surgery are: intraocular tumors, painful blind eyes, severe endophthalmitis and some cases of ocular trauma.
