Ophthalmology
New ophthalmology study results reported from Moorfields Eye Hospital
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, February 14th, 2008
In this recently published study, investigators in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To investigate the initial features and treatment of 26 consecutive patients referred with extruding orbital implants between January 1991 and December 2004. Retrospective medical record review recording the reason for enucleation, primary implant type, infection when initially seen, time to implant exposure, location of conjunctival defect, and time to surgical revision."
"Of the 26 eyes, 16 (62%) were removed after trauma, 3 (12%) because of tumor, 3 (12%) because of infection, and 4 (15%) because of painful blind eyes (percentages do not total 100 because of rounding)....
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-02-14)
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