NR 3/2004

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Analiza przyczyn zabiegów usunięcia gałki ocznej, wykonanych w Klinice Chorób Oczu Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi

The analysis of enucleations causes performed in the Department of Ophthalmology of the Medical University of Łódź

Michał Wilczyński, Wojciech Omulecki

Z Kliniki Chorób Oczu Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi
Kierownik: dr hab. n. med. Wojciech Omulecki

Summary: Purpose: To gather and analyse the data about causes of enucleations, which were performed in the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Łódź.
Material and methods: The data were based on case histories. The whole examined group consisted of 57 patients, who had an enucleation surgery done in the period from June 1999 to June 2003. The analyzed data included: clinical diagnosis, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, results of histopathology examination and results of diagnostic imaging examinations.
Results: The most frequent causes of enucleations were: intraocular tumors (fraction 0,51 of the whole group), painful blind eyes (fraction 0,33), endophthalmitis (fraction 0,12) and ocular traumas (fraction 0,04).
Conclusions: Despite significant advances in ophthalmology in recent years, enucleation remains a method of treatment. The main indications for this type of surgery are: intraocular tumors, painful blind eyes, severe endophthalmitis and some cases of ocular trauma.
Słowa kluczowe:  usunięcie gałki ocznej, przyczyny usunięcia gałki ocznej.
Key words: enucleation, causes of enucleation.



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