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A Highly Reproducible and Straightforward Method to Perform In Vivo Ocular Enucleation in the Mouse after Eye Opening
Published on: October 6, 2014
Evisceration and enucleation
Icaro Perez Soares1, Valênio Perez França
1Clínica de Olhos Hospital Mater Dei, Centro Oftalmológico de Minas Gerais, Policlínica oftalmológica-Oculi, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Abstract:
Evisceration and enucleation are delicate procedures that result in psychological trauma and physical disability. The preparation is as important as the surgery itself to assure that the patient will return to a productive life. The procedure must be performed in a way to provide the best conditions for a perfect prosthesis, which should look similar to the fellow eye, follow its movements, be comfortable and aesthetically pleasing. Indications and contra-indications, surgical techniques, pre- and post-operative care and complications are discussed in this paper.
