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  • Title: Evisceration: a new technique of trans-scleral implant placement.
    Author: Long JA, Tann TM, Girkin CA.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg; 2000 Sep; 16(5):322-5. PubMed ID: 11021379.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To describe a modification of the evisceration technique. METHOD: Trans-scleral implant placement of a hydroxyapatite spherical implant. RESULTS: Forty-nine patients received implants ranging in diameter from 16 mm to 20 mm. Minor complications occurred in three patients. The functional and aesthetic result in all patients was excellent. CONCLUSIONS: The described modified evisceration technique has advantages over standard evisceration techniques.
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