The Thai Journal of Ophthalmology
The Opthalmological Society of Thailand

Official Publication of the Royal College of Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmological Society of Thailand

Enucleation Due to Trauma : Trends to Increase

Prija Mekanandha M.D.*,
Ankana Metheetrairut M.D.*,
Ngamkae Dongosintr M.D.*
*Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

    Abstract A two-year retrospective study of 136 cases of enucleation at the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, from the 1st January 1985 to the 31st December 1986 was conducted. The patients were male 84 (61.76%), female 52 (38.24%). The youngest patient was 3 months old and the oldest patient was 93 years old, mean of age was 35.58 years.

    The indication that found mostly was endophthalmitis, 37 cases (27.21%). The second was deformity of eyeball such as phthisis bulbi and anterior staphyloma, for cosmetic purpose, 34 cases (25.00%). The third was painful blind eye, 30 cases (22.50%). The fourth was extensive rupture eyeball for prevention of sympathetic ophthalmitis, 18 cases (13.24%). The fifth was intraocular tumour, 17 cases (12.50%).     In traumatic rupture eyeball, trends to increase, in 1985 was found 11.43 per cent, and in 1986 was found 15.15 per cent. Male 83.33 per cent, female 16.67 per cent. Age group of 20-59 years (active worker age group) was found 77.77 per cent, while other causes of enucleation were expected to decrease.

Thai J Ophthalmol 1987 June; 1(1):23-25.