Enucleation of the eyeball is contraindicated in

Written By Unknown on Friday, 11 November 2011 | 01:19

Enucleation of the eyeball is contraindicated in 

1 Endophthalmitis 


2. Panophthalmitis 


3. Intraocular tumour 


4. Painful blind eye 


Ans 2




Indications for enucleation are -ABSOLUTE -Retinoblastoma and malignant melanoma. Relative are Painful blind eye following glaucoma, Endophthalmitis, mutilating ocular injuries, anterior staphyloma and pthysis bulbi q
Indications for evisceration are Panophthalmitis, expulsive choroidal hemorrhage and bleeding anterior staphyloma. In Panophthalmitis we prefer evisceration to prevent infection reaching meninges.


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