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* [[Plaque therapy]] | * [[Plaque therapy]] | ||
* [[Radiotherapy]] | * [[Radiotherapy]] | ||
* [[Enucleation of the Eye]] - Removal of the eye, but the muscles and eyelids are left intact. An implant is inserted, then the person wears a conformer shield and later the person will have their prosthesis made and fitted (the prosthesis is made by someone called an ocularist and is made to look like their real eye) | * [[Enucleation of the Eye]] - Removal of the eye, but the muscles and eyelids are left intact. An implant is inserted, then the person wears a conformer shield and later the person will have their [[prosthesis]] made and fitted (the prosthesis is made by someone called an ocularist and is made to look like their real eye) | ||
* [[Evisceration (ophthalmology)|Evisceration]] - Removal of the eye contents, leaving the sclera or the white part of the eye. | * [[Evisceration (ophthalmology)|Evisceration]] - Removal of the eye contents, leaving the sclera or the white part of the eye. | ||
* [[Exenteration]] - Removal of the eye, all orbital contents, which can involve the eyelids as well. | * [[Exenteration]] - Removal of the eye, all orbital contents, which can involve the eyelids as well. A special prosthesis is made to cover the defect and improve appearance. | ||
* [[Iridectomy]] - Removal of the affected piece of the iris | * [[Iridectomy]] - Removal of the affected piece of the iris | ||
* [[Choroidectomy]] - Removal of the choroid layer (the vascular tissue sandwiched between the sclera and the retina) | * [[Choroidectomy]] - Removal of the [[choroid]] layer (the vascular tissue sandwiched between the sclera and the retina) | ||
* [[Iridocyclectomy]] - Removal of the iris plus the ciliary body muscle. | * [[Iridocyclectomy]] - Removal of the [[iris]] plus the [[ciliary body]] muscle. | ||
* [[Eyewall resection]] - Cutting into the eye to remove a tumor e.g. melanoma. This operation can be quite difficult to perform. | * [[Eyewall resection]] - Cutting into the eye to remove a tumor e.g. melanoma. This operation can be quite difficult to perform. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 14 September 2012
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Eye Neoplasm Microchapters |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Surgery
- Laser therapy
- Plaque therapy
- Radiotherapy
- Enucleation of the Eye - Removal of the eye, but the muscles and eyelids are left intact. An implant is inserted, then the person wears a conformer shield and later the person will have their prosthesis made and fitted (the prosthesis is made by someone called an ocularist and is made to look like their real eye)
- Evisceration - Removal of the eye contents, leaving the sclera or the white part of the eye.
- Exenteration - Removal of the eye, all orbital contents, which can involve the eyelids as well. A special prosthesis is made to cover the defect and improve appearance.
- Iridectomy - Removal of the affected piece of the iris
- Choroidectomy - Removal of the choroid layer (the vascular tissue sandwiched between the sclera and the retina)
- Iridocyclectomy - Removal of the iris plus the ciliary body muscle.
- Eyewall resection - Cutting into the eye to remove a tumor e.g. melanoma. This operation can be quite difficult to perform.