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Amy C. Schefler, MD; David H. Abramson, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2009;127(2):211-212.

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In this issue of Archives, Eagle and coauthors present 7 cases of inadvertent evisceration of eyes containing uveal melanoma and conclude: " . . . we believe that the risk of inadvertently eviscerating an eye containing an unsuspected malignant neoplasm probably is greater than the risk of sympathetic uveitis."¹ The relative risks of evisceration vs enucleation have been argued repeatedly in the peer-reviewed ophthalmic literature and is a topic in which feelings among ophthalmologists are "highly polarized."² The article by Eagle et al emphasizes one of the most dreaded fears of evisceration: leaving behind an undetected ocular melanoma, which subsequently can result in metastatic disease. Despite the relatively small number of cases in this series, we believe that this article will serve a very important function.

Based on their collective experience reviewing evisceration specimens, Eagle and coauthors suspect that there are more such cases than . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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