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Boele FW, Kawalek JC, Nicklin E, Gout T, Watson JM. Living with an artificial eye: qualitative insights into patient and family member experiences. Int Ophthalmol 2024; 44:227. [PMID: 38776029 PMCID: PMC11111535 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-024-02933-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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PURPOSE Artificial eye users (AEUs) can experience a negative impact on psychological and emotional wellbeing, including reduced social functioning, which may be a consequence of living with one eye removed, and/or of having a prosthetic eye. This may have wider consequences for their families. We aimed to explore what it means to live with a prosthetic eye, for both AEUs and their families-and how any quality of life (QoL) issues impact on their day-to-day functioning. METHODS A subset of AEUs and their family members taking part in a feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing hand-painted to digitally printed artificial eyes were invited for semi-structured interviews. Transcripts were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Qualitative results related to trial participation are covered elsewhere. Here, we focus on QoL and day-to-day functioning. RESULTS Twelve AEUs (eight males) and five spouses (one male) who had worn artificial eyes for 2-65 years took part, and four themes were identified. (1) Impact on day-to-day life: AEUs and their spouses have to adapt to (partial) sight loss, reduced levels of confidence, and social withdrawal. (2) Impact on psychological and emotional wellbeing: distress among AEUs and their spouses can be severe and prolonged, highlight unmet support needs. (3) Challenges with treatment experiences: AEUs experienced negative impact of fragmentation of care and long waiting times. (4) Worries about the future: AEUs mentioned fragility of remaining sight, and concerns around potential need for further treatment. CONCLUSION Patients and their family members experience negative impact of being an AEU on their everyday lives and quality of life. There is a potential role for psychosocial support services in supporting AEUs and their families even long after eye loss.
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- Florien W Boele
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, St James's University Hospital, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK.
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, St James's University Hospital, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, St James's University Hospital, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, St James's University Teaching Hospital, Beckett St., Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK
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- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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HAMMA A, LAKHDAR FOUATIH A, HAMMAD L, IDDER A. [Epidemiological and clinical profile of ocular eviscerations in northern Algeria, about 136 cases]. MEDECINE TROPICALE ET SANTE INTERNATIONALE 2024; 4:mtsi.v4i1.2024.383. [PMID: 38846125 PMCID: PMC11151908 DOI: 10.48327/mtsi.v4i1.2024.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Introduction Despite the existence of well codified indications, the performance of mutilating surgery in ophthalmology is not an easy decision to take due to the aesthetic and moral damages that patients may suffer. This surgery should be considered as a last resort in the case of a non-functional, painful and unsightly eye or in the presence of an oncological involvement and after all conservative alternatives have been exhausted. This study aims to define the factors making it possible to favor ocular evisceration, which is the least mutilating of the above-mentioned surgeries, by determining the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the patients. In addition, the results of the study will serve as a starting point for epidemiological surveillance and will guide preventive activities and the fight against blindness. Material & method We conducted an exhaustive retrospective study of medical records from the archives of the ophthalmology departments of the Dr. Tidjani Damardji University Hospital Center in Tlemcen, the Specialized Hospital Establishment in ophthalmology of Oran Hamou Boutlelis, the Specialized Hospital Establishment in ophthalmology of Oran Front de mer and the University Hospital Center of Bejaia (unit Franz Fanon), in order to specify the epidemiological-clinical profile of patients who have undergone an ocular evisceration in the north of Algeria from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2014. Results & discussion We have identified 136 patients, representing an admission rate of 0,13% in all these services. We noted a slight male predominance with an estimated sex-ratio of 1.4. Evisceration was carried out mainly following an ocular trauma in 39% of cases. The surgical technique performed in all patients is a classic non-conservative evisceration of "four quadrants" or "four squares" under general anesthesia in 55.9% of cases. Post-operative complications were found in 19.8% of patients in our series, the main one being exteriorization of the intra-scleral implant in 9.5% of cases. This rate corresponds to the data in the literature, with figures between 0 and 67%. This complication may be in relation with the experience or even the competence of the surgeon. Accessibility to ocularists and the quality of prosthetic equipment were also studied. All the data collected were compared with data from the international medical literature. Our study carried out in the north of Algeria on ocular eviscerations, allowed us to deduce that this surgery is rarely carried out in ophthalmology. Its main indications are post-traumatic and post-infectious. Conclusion The prevention of mutilating surgeries requires early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of ophthalmological pathologies and trauma. Losing an eye is always experienced as a tragedy and can be devastating at any age, affecting self-image and self-esteem. Psychological support is therefore essential.
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- Amine HAMMA
- Service d'ophtalmologie du centre ho spitalo-universitaire de Béjaïa, Algérie
- Université de Béjaïa, Laboratoire de génétique médicale appliquée à l'ophtalmologie (LGMO), Algérie
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- Université d'Oran Es-Senia, Laboratoire de génétique médicale appliquée à l'ophtalmologie (LGMO), N2A, Es Senia, Ouahran, Algérie
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Overfield CJ, Bhatt AA. Interpreting the Post-Treatment Orbit: Pearls and Pitfalls. Semin Roentgenol 2023; 58:261-271. [PMID: 37507168 DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2023.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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- Cameron J Overfield
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL, 32224
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL, 32224.
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Dave TV, Das AV, Mohapatra S, Bansal O, Ganguly A. Demography, Clinical Settings and Outcomes in Evisceration with Implant: An Electronic Medical Records Driven Analytics of 2071 Cases. Semin Ophthalmol 2022; 38:344-351. [PMID: 35675109 DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2022.2085519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the demography, clinical settings and outcomes in 2071 patients undergoing evisceration across a multi-tier ophthalmology hospital network and comparison of results with the global scenario of clinical settings for evisceration. METHODS An analysis of 2071 patients undergoing evisceration and implant between 2013 and 2019. RESULTS The mean age at surgery was 39 ± 22 years. Children constituted 303(15%) of the cases. The four leading indications for surgery included painful blind eye in 760(37%), phthisis bulbi in 552(27%), staphyloma in 215(10%) and open globe injury in 195(9%) patients. The clinical settings encountered were trauma in 852(41%), ocular infection in 714(34%), glaucoma in 198(10%), post ocular surgery in 146(7%), congenital in 95(5%) and uveitis in 21(1%). Trauma and infection remained the commonest clinical settings in the urban (843,75%), rural (622,77%) and metropolitan (101,71%) areas. Decade wise distribution suggested trauma to be the commonest clinical setting in the first 4 decades and infection in the next 6 decades. The mean follow-up period was 351 ± 386 days (median 194). While trauma remained one of the commonest clinical setting in both the developed and the developing economies, painful blind eye and intractable glaucoma were other common clinical settings in the developed economies and infection was one of the leading clinical setting in the developing economies. CONCLUSION Most patients undergoing evisceration are young. The commonest indications for surgery include painful blind eye and phthisis bulbi. Trauma and infection remain the commonest clinical settings for evisceration in developed and developing economies.
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- Tarjani Vivek Dave
- Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of eyeSmart EMR & AEye, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Ophthalmic Plastics, Orbit and Ocular Oncology, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Ophthalmic Plastic and Facial Aesthetic, Orbit and Ocular Oncology, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Visakhapatnam, India
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- Ophthalmic Plastic and Facial Aesthetic, Orbit and Ocular Oncology, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Vijayawada, India
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Enucleation in pediatric open globe injuries: demographics and risk factors. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022; 260:3115-3122. [PMID: 35294638 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-022-05618-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to report the demographics and risk factors for undergoing primary enucleation in the setting of acute open globe injury (OGI) in the pediatric population in the USA. METHODS This retrospective, cross-sectional study of pediatric patients with OGIs in the USA between 2002 and 2014 was conducted utilizing data from the National Inpatient Sample Database. Descriptive statistics, chi-square testing, and univariate and multivariable analyses were performed. RESULTS In the USA, 8944 cases of pediatric OGI were identified between 2002 and 2014 in the NIS Database, of which 344 underwent primary enucleation. Blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders made up higher proportions of enucleated cases compared to non-enucleated cases. Older age, male sex, being Black or Asian/Pacific Islander, OGI with an intraocular foreign body, rupture type OGI, and concurrent endophthalmitis were identified as risk factors for undergoing enucleation. There was no significant difference in insurance status among enucleated versus non-enucleated cases. Mean length of hospital stay (in days) was almost 3 times higher in enucleated OGIs. By hospital's geographic location, the Midwest hospitals had a greater proportion of enucleated versus non-enucleated cases compared to other regions. CONCLUSION Significant demographic differences were identified in OGI patients that underwent primary enucleation versus repair with regard to age, sex, race, the geographic location of hospital admission, mean length of hospital stay, type of ocular injury, and other ocular complications. Most pediatric traumatic enucleations between 2002 and 2014 were reported in teenagers (16-20 age group), in males, and in Blacks.
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Tao JP, Charlson ES, Zhu Y, Guo Z, Chen W, Zhan X, Shi H, Harris IG. A Digital Microscreen for the Enhanced Appearance of Ocular Prosthetic Motility (an American Ophthalmological Society Thesis). Am J Ophthalmol 2021; 228:35-46. [PMID: 33852909 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aims to improve the apparent motility of ocular prosthetic devices using technology. Prevailing ocular prostheses are acrylic shells with a static eye image rendered on the convex surface. A limited range of ocular prosthetic movement and lack of natural saccadic movements commonly causes the appearance of eye misalignment that may be disfiguring. Digital screens and computational systems may obviate current limitations in eye prosthetic motility and help prosthetic wearers feel less self-conscious about their appearance. METHODS We applied convoluted neural networks (CNNs) to track pupil location in various conditions. These algorithms were coupled to a microscreen digital prosthetic eye (DPE) prototype to assess the ability of the system to capture full ocular ductions and saccadic movements in a miniaturized, portable, and wearable system. RESULTS The CNNs captured pupil location with high accuracy. Pupil location data were transmitted to a miniature screen ocular prosthetic prototype that displayed a dynamic contralateral eye image. The transmission achieved a full range of ocular ductions and with grossly undetectable latency. Lack of iris and sclera color and detail, as well as constraints in luminosity, dimensionality and image stability limited the real eye appearance. Yet, the digitally rendered eye moved in the same amplitude and velocity as the native, tracked eye. CONCLUSIONS Real-time image processing using CNNs coupled to microcameras and a miniscreen DPE may offer improvements in amplitude and velocity of apparent prosthetic eye movement. These developments, along with ocular image precision, may offer a next-generation eye prosthesis. NOTE: Publication of this article is sponsored by the American Ophthalmological Society.
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Shashidhar D, Thangarajan R, Theruveethi N, Bonkuri S. Morphological Changes in the Lacrimal Gland of Anophthalmic Socket in Relation to the Contralateral Normal Eye in Male Wistar Albino Rats: A Histopathology Study. Curr Eye Res 2021; 46:1816-1821. [PMID: 34138668 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2021.1945107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Purpose: The purpose of the study is to analyze the structural and functional alterations of the lacrimal gland and its tear secretion post-enucleation in Wistar rats.Method: Adult male Wistar rats (n = 15) of 8-week-old were randomly assigned into three groups viz. control, sham, and experimental group (n = 5). Rats of the experimental group were subjected to enucleation of the right eye. Under aseptic surgical conditions, with sterilized forceps, right eyeball of the rats of experimental group was exposed completely out of the socket by applying pressure on the lateral canthus of the eye. Enucleation was then achieved after holding the optic nerve tightly. The surgical procedure was similar in sham group without enucleation. Quantity of tears (Basal and reflex) secreted in both eyes in rats of all groups were measured by using Schirmer's strip, pre- and post-three weeks of enucleation. The lacrimal gland was harvested to analyze histopathological (structural) alterations.Results: Pr- and post-enucleation there was no significant difference observed in the tear volume across the groups. Histopathology of the lacrimal glands from all groups showed preserved lobular architecture with serous acini arranged in lobules, intralobular and interlobular ducts, interstitial fibro collagenous tissue. There was no glandular distortion and atrophy in experimental group.Conclusion: Enucleation do not co-relate or affect the tear volume and lacrimal gland acinar microstructural changes in an anophthalmic socket co-relating to the contralateral normal functional eye.
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- Dantapuram Shashidhar
- Department of Optometry, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. Matthew's University, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, B.W.I
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- Department of Optometry, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Optometry, Sushant School of Optometry, Ansal University, Gurgaon, India
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Furdova A, Horkovicova K, Furda R, Sramka M, Rybar J, Kusenda P, Pridavkova Z. Two 11-Years Periods Statistics and Trends of Enucleation and Evisceration. J Craniofac Surg 2021; 32:2701-2705. [PMID: 34015800 PMCID: PMC8549453 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Purpose: The indications for evisceration and enucleation are still evolving and controversial. The study aims to describe trends of enucleation versus evisceration in one center. Methods: In period 1998–2019 were 353 patients were included in the study. Statistical results and Chi-square test for pair-wise comparisons for the statistical significance in comparing two subgroups (years periods 1998–2008 and 2009–2019) per category have been evaluated. Results: The enucleation was performed in 306 patients, and the evisceration was performed in 47 patients. In 221 patients with the tumor exclusively enucleation was indicated. For the operation technique, the authors got a chi-square value of 0.027, and the associated P value is at 0.8695, then the number of evisceration and enucleation in subgroups have not confirmed independency. For the tumor presence, the authors got a chi-square value of 5.4, and the associated P value is at 0.02, then the number of validated/nonvalidated tumor presence in subgroups confirmed independency. Conclusions: The performed enucleations had 98% cases uveal melanoma, 1% of cases of another type of malignancy (lymphoma non-Hodgkin type), and 1% cases with benign tumor. Enucleation is also today most frequently due to malignant intraocular tumors, whereas evisceration if most frequently for the phthisis eye after a trauma or a previous intraocular surgery. In our study in 22 years interval also in the second period, there was an increased trend of enucleation due to intraocular malignancy. It can have many reasons, especially, that patients are sent to oncology centers late in the advanced stage of tumor.
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- Alena Furdova
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Management, Comenius University Department of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, St. Elisabeth Cancer Institute and St. Elisabeth University College of Health and Social Work Institute of Automation, Measurement and Applied Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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Ojuok E, Uppuluri A, Langer PD, Zarbin MA, Thangamathesvaran L, Bhagat N. Predictive factors of enucleation after open globe injuries. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2020; 259:247-255. [PMID: 32567040 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-020-04794-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Trauma is the leading cause of enucleations in the USA. Current information regarding open globe injuries (OGI) is based mainly on data from individual tertiary care centers across the country which might skew the findings towards the population served by these level-one trauma centers. The aim of this study is to evaluate the demographics, characteristics, and risk factors of traumatic enucleations in a large data sample. METHODS Descriptive cross-sectional observational study using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database from 2002 to 2013. Inpatients with traumatic enucleations were identified using ICD-9 codes. Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were used to identify differences between the enucleated and non-enucleated cohorts and to evaluate the predictive factors of enucleation in OGIs. RESULTS Enucleations were performed in 3020 (6.2%) of 48,563 OGIs identified. The average age in the enucleated cohort for males vs. females was 44.7 vs. 62.2 years. In the USA, the highest number of traumatic enucleations occurred in the 21-40 group (41.8%) and the fewest in the 80+ age group (11.8%). The risk of enucleation decreased across the age groups significantly. Compared with the 21-40 age group, the risk of undergoing enucleation was 15% lower in patients 41 to 60 years of age, 35% in patients 61 to 80, and 40% lower in patients over 80. In total, 5.1% OGIs in women and 6.7% of OGIs in men were enucleated. The risk of enucleation was 29% higher in men than in women. The highest absolute number of enucleations was seen in Whites. Compared with Whites, Blacks had a 63% higher risk of enucleation following an OGI. OGIs with rupture-type injury, endophthalmitis, or phthisis were significantly higher odds to be enucleated. CONCLUSIONS The risk of enucleation following traumatic OGI significantly increased for patients who were in the 21-40 age group, of Black race, or of male gender; the risk also increased if the injury was a rupture-type or associated with endophthalmitis or phthisis. The risk of depression was 75% higher in enucleated patients versus non-enucleated patients.
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- Effy Ojuok
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers University, 90 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers University, 90 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers University, 90 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers University, 90 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers University, 90 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers University, 90 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
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Roelofs KA, Aghazadeh H, Cheema M, Weis E, Badilla J. Enucleation and evisceration: an analysis of indications, histopathological findings, and surgical trends over 23 years at a tertiary care hospital in western Canada. Can J Ophthalmol 2019; 54:106-110. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2018.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Enucleation in Asian Indian patients: a histopathological review of 2009 cases. Eye (Lond) 2018; 33:120-128. [PMID: 30315260 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-018-0226-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To review the indications of enucleation in Asian Indian patients and study the trend over the 22-year period. METHODS Retrospective study of 2009 patients who underwent enucleation. RESULTS The mean age at presentation of patients who underwent enucleation was 155 months The histopathology diagnosis included a benign tumor (n = 22, 1%), malignant tumor (n = 1472, 73%), acute trauma (n = 93, 5%), retinal vascular disease (n = 50, 3%), inflammatory/infective pathology (n = 33, 2%), or other miscellaneous/non-specific diagnosis (n = 460, 23%). There was a good correlation between the clinical and histopathology diagnoses at 96%. The most common indication for enucleation in young patients ( ≤ 20 years) was retinoblastoma (n = 1257, 82%; p < 0.001), atrophic bulbi or phthisis bulbi (n = 163, 39%; p < 0.001) in middle-age adults, and uveal melanoma (n = 25, 42%; p < 0.001) in older adults. Over the years, there was a decreasing trend of enucleations for atrophic bulbi/phthisis bulbi/painful blind eye (33% from the years 1996 through 2000 to 7% from 2010 to 2018; p < 0.001) and acute trauma (3% from the years 1996 through 2000 to < 1% from 2010 to 2018; p < 0.001) and an increasing trend for intraocular tumors including retinoblastoma (56% from the years 1996 through 2000 to 73% from 2010 to 2018; p = 0.01) and uveal melanoma (3% from the years 1996 through 2000 to 11% from 2010 to 2018; p < 0.006). CONCLUSION In Asian Indian population, malignant tumors remain the most common indication for enucleation in young and older patients, while desire for better cosmesis with customized ocular prosthesis is the main indication for enucleation in middle-age adults.
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