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. |