[Incidence of bulbus enucleation following perforating eye injuries in relation to age]

The detailed consideration of enucleated eyes after traumatic perforations--material of a period of 20 years--shows some of age related facts. The largest part of enucleations comes from the age of 15 to 30, though the prognosis of preservation of the eye is favourable in this group of age. The rate of enucleations of the examinated material ascends with the age in males. Females have in the age of 46-60 years the highest rate of enucleations.