Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for selection of articles.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Articles in English	Articles in other languages
Articles published between 2000 and 2012	Articles not published from 2000 to 2012
Articles that report major cause of eye loss and indications for surgical removal	Articles that do not cite the phantom eye syndrome as a result of eye loss
Articles that report the phantom eye syndrome as a result of eye loss	Articles that do not contain information about the phantom eye syndrome, as causes, characteristics, symptoms, and treatment
Articles that report at least one of the following: causes, characteristics, symptoms, and treatment options for phantom eye syndrome	—
Articles that report the influence of eye loss in quality of life	—