Attempted and completed self-enucleation, or removal of one’s own eyes, is a rare but devastating form of self-mutilation behavior. It is often associated with psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia, …

Enucleation is the removal of the eye that leaves the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. This type of ocular surgery is indicated for a number of ocular tumors, in eyes that have sustained …

Enucleation is in contrast to evisceration, in which the ocular contents are removed from an intact sclera, and exenteration, in which the entire orbital contents, including the globe and soft tissues, are removed.

Enucleation of the eye is a surgery to remove the globe of your eye and its contents. It’s a treatment for diseases like eye cancer and traumatic eye injuries.

Sep 23, 2025 · Enucleation of the eye describes the surgical removal of the entire globe with the separation of all connections to the orbit, including optic nerve transection.

Enucleation is generally the procedure used if the eye is being removed to treat an intraocular tumor, severe infection, or to reduce the risk of developing a severe autoimmune condition (called …

Enucleation is undertaken in patients with end-stage ocular disease, often with no visual potential and in pain. It can be a life-saving procedure in intraocular malignancy and vision-sparing in cases of …

Enucleation is indicated for unilateral disease with extensive intraocular tumor dissemination (vitreous or subretinal seeding) or in bilateral disease if there is little hope that vision can be salvaged in one eye.

This report concerns a case of self-inflicted, bilateral enucleation. Report of Case A 25-year-old Negro man was admitted from a neighboring hospital to University Hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

Enucleation is the surgical removal of the eye, leaving eye muscles and the contents of the eye socket intact. The eyelids, lashes, brow and surrounding skin all remain. This procedure is done when there …