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Phantom eye syndrome is a poorly understood and underestimated complication following eye removal surgery. Seeing with the amputated eye\u2014also known as phantom vision\u2014is undoubtedly the most intriguing and confusing complication experienced by patients. <\/p>\n
An international study was conducted at three oculoplastic research departments: the University Hospital of Nice (France), the Rothschild Foundation in Paris (France), and the Jules Gonin Eye Hospital in Lausanne (Switzerland). Oculoplastic departments in hospitals are staffed by ophthalmologists who specialize in the treatment of abnormalities of the eyelids, tear ducts, and eye socket\u2014also known as orbital specialists. The aim of the study was to determine how many patients experienced phantom images, as well as to identify the clinical characteristics and risk factors following eye removal surgery. <\/p>\n
Eye removal is experienced by patients as a psychological and anatomical trauma. Removal of the eyeball may be necessary to relieve pain and\/or in cases of non-aesthetic, blind eyes following trauma, retinal detachment, glaucoma, or ocular melanoma. Cosmetic rehabilitation is usually achieved by fitting an ocular prosthesis or epithesis. Nevertheless, the psychological impact of eye removal is widely underestimated by physicians. In contrast to well-known complications such as Post-Enucleation Socket Syndrome (PESS, complications arising from insufficient filling of the socket), phantom eye syndrome is a poorly understood complication of eye removal. <\/p>\n
Phantom eye syndrome is characterized by, among other things, phantom pain, phantom vision, and phantom visual sensations. It is associated with increased anxiety and depression and a reduced quality of life. <\/p>\n
The following participants:<\/strong> One hundred patients participated in the study, 53 of whom were men, with an average age of 65.1. The indications for eye removal were: ocular melanoma (24%), trauma (20%), retinal detachment (20%), glaucoma (14%), and endophthalmitis* (12%). <\/p>\n Thirty (30%) patients experienced phantom images. Simple and complex visual hallucinations were experienced by 80% and 20% of the patients, respectively. Phantom images usually appeared within the first month after surgery and tended to diminish over time. <\/p>\n One-third of the patients reported phantom images. Although this is generally misunderstood, ophthalmologists and neurologists should be aware of this complication in order to adequately reassure patients. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After an eye removal surgery, some people still experience vision in the amputated eye. This is also known as phantom eye syndrome. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6087,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_daextauttol_enable_tooltips":""},"class_list":["post-6086","news_pt","type-news_pt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_pt\/6086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_pt"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_pt"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ver-ooginoog.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u2022 had<\/strong> undergone an eye removal and were over 18 years of age;
\u2022 had undergone a socket examination for admission more than 3 months ago.<\/p>\nConclusion<\/h3>\n