Abstract
Various surgical techniques are available for the extirpation of an eye, depending on the underlying disease. Typical indications encompass tumors, inflammatory and infectious processes, glaucoma, trauma as well as congenital malformations. Surgical procedures include evisceration (resection of the intraocular space with preservation of the sclera), enucleation (extirpation of the entire eyeball including sclera and cornea) and exenteration (resection of the complete orbital soft tissue). The early detection of postoperatively manifesting complications, such as implant extrusion, conjunctivitis, postenucleation socket syndrome as well as the development of enophthalmus or ptosis, is of particular relevance in the context of postoperative care regarding functional, esthetic and social outcome. Special attention must be paid to ensuring acomplication-free rehabilitation process, including the supply of asuitable, precisely fitting prosthesis or epithesis. This ensures the patient's psychosocial reintegration, in which an integrated interdisciplinary cooperation with ocularists and psychologists is essential. The latter play a particularly important role, as the psychological stress resulting from the procedure is often associated with aconsiderable reduction in the quality of life.
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