Enucleation:

It is the surgical removal of the eye, recommended only when there is no chance of saving it. It is generally performed in cases of malignant intraocular tumors, or to relief the pain in an eye blinded by glaucoma, or to reduce the risk of sympathetic inflammation in the remaining eye, when the blind eye has been severely injured.

Evisceration:

It consists of the removal of the entire contents of the eye, except for the sclera, which is then prepared to receive an implant designed to restore volume. It is less traumatic and cosmetic results are better.  

Intraorbital implants:

An intraorbital implant is used to replace the volume of the eye. The preferred choice is the hydroxyapatite implant derived from marine corals subjected to chemical treatment. The resulting material is perceived by the body as if were bony tissue.

Ocular prosthesis:

The ocularist is the person in charge of making a customized methyl-metacrylate ocular prosthesis fit two weeks after surgery. The prosthesis is made to match the other eye as much as possible and the extra ocular muscles, depending on their integrity, will provide no more than 70% of the eye’s original mobility.