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  2. Enucleation of the eye - Wikipedia

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    Enucleation is the removal of the eye that leaves the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. This type of ocular surgery is indicated for a number of ocular tumors , in eyes that have sustained severe trauma, and in eyes that are otherwise blind and painful.

  3. Evisceration (ophthalmology) - Wikipedia

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    Ocular evisceration is the removal of the eye's contents, leaving the scleral shell and extraocular muscles intact. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The procedure is usually performed to reduce pain, improve cosmetic appearance in a blind eye, treat cases of endophthalmitis unresponsive to antibiotics , or in the case of ocular trauma.

  4. McGill Pain Questionnaire - Wikipedia

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    The McGill Pain Questionnaire, also known as McGill Pain Index, is a scale of rating pain developed at McGill University by Melzack and Torgerson in 1971. [1] It is a self-report questionnaire that allows individuals to give their doctor a good description of the quality and intensity of pain that they are experiencing.

  5. Eye surgery - Wikipedia

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    Eye surgery, also known as ophthalmic surgery or ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa. [1] Eye surgery is part of ophthalmology and is performed by an ophthalmologist or eye surgeon. The eye is a fragile organ, and requires due care before, during, and after a surgical procedure to minimize or prevent further damage.

  6. Oculoplastics - Wikipedia

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    An enucleation is the removal of the eye leaving the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. [12] An evisceration is the removal of the eye's contents, leaving the scleral shell intact. Usually performed to reduce pain in a blind eye. [13]

  7. Pain scale - Wikipedia

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    A Chinese pain scale diagram, rating pain on a scale of 1 to 10. A pain scale measures a patient's pain intensity or other features. Pain scales are a common communication tool in medical contexts, and are used in a variety of medical settings. Pain scales are a necessity to assist with better assessment of pain and patient screening.

  8. Phantom eye syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Phantom pain and non-painful phantom sensations result from changes in the central nervous system due to denervation of a body part. [6] [7] Phantom eye pain is considerably less common than phantom limb pain. The prevalence of phantom pain after limb amputation ranged from 50% to 78%. The prevalence of phantom eye pain, in contrast, is about 30%.

  9. Enucleation (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Enucleation is the removal of fibroids without removing the uterus (hysterectomy), which is also commonly performed. References This page was last edited on 15 ...