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. 2020 Oct 27;14:3499–3506. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S273760

Table 2.

Etiology of Trauma in Patients Undergoing Enucleation/Evisceration Surgery

Total Eyes
(n=92)		 Primary Enucleation/
Evisceration (n=25)		 Secondary Enucleation/
Evisceration (n=67)		 p-value
Diagnosis at presentation, n (%)

  • Open globe

  • Chemical injury

  • Avulsion/subluxation

  • Other
81 (88.0)
3 (3.3)
2 (2.2)
6 (6.5)
24 (96.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (4.0)
0 (0.0)
57 (85.1)
3 (4.5)
1 (1.5)
6 (9.0)		 0.77
Cause of trauma, n (%)

  • Assault

  • Gunshot wound

  • Fall

  • Workplace accident

  • Recreational accident

  • Other
19 (20.7)
16 (17.4)
16 (17.4)
13 (14.1)
4 (4.4)
24 (26.0)
4 (16.0)
4 (16.0)
6 (24.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (4.0)
10 (40.0)
15 (22.4)
12 (17.9)
10 (14.9)
13 (19.4)
3 (4.5)
14 (20.9)		 0.12
Visual acuity at presentation, n (%)

  • NLP

  • ≥LP
63 (68.5)
29 (31.5)
21 (84.0)
4 (16.0)
42 (62.7)
25 (37.3)		 0.05
Reason for eye removal, n (%)

  • Pain

  • Cosmetic disfigurement

  • Endophthalmitis
88 (95.7)
3 (3.2)
1 (1.1)
24 (96.0)
1 (4.0)
0 (0.0)
64 (95.5)
2 (3.0)
1 (1.5)		 0.67

Abbreviations: NLP, no light perception; LP, light perception.