Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate possible changes in aetiology and frequency of bulbar eviscerations and enucleations.
METHODS: A total of 1028 cases from three two-year periods: 1975-76, 1985-86 and 1995-96 collected by the Eye Pathology Institute were reviewed.
RESULTS: A significant decrease (p<0.001) in number of enucleations was observed from 358 in 1975-76 to 214 in 1995-96, corresponding to an almost equivalent increase in number of eviscerations from 5 in 1975-76 to 83 in 1995-96. The total number of eye removals decreased significantly (p<0.01) over the last two periods from 368 in 1985-86 to 296 in 1995-96. This was primarily caused by a decrease in the number of glaucoma-related enucleations from 32.7% in 1975-76 to 15.0% in 1995-96. The reduction in number was not fully balanced by the increase in glaucoma-related eviscerations.
CONCLUSION: Over the last 20 years there has been a change in choice of operation from enucleation to evisceration.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica |
| Vol/bind | 77 |
| Udgave nummer | 3 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 331-5 |
| Antal sider | 5 |
| ISSN | 1395-3907 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - jun. 1999 |
| Udgivet eksternt | Ja |