Often, as a result of disease or injury, all or a part of the orbital contents, or the parts that make up the eye, must be removed Depending on the degree of damage that the eye has sustained, there are three different eye removal surgeries that may be appropriate

The process of replacing a damaged eye has come a long way since the old-fashioned glass eye In fact, because modern eye replacements are no longer made of glass, the term “glass eye” is obsolete

The days of daily removal and cleaning of an artificial eye are gone Most ocularists and ophthalmologists now agree that if the ocular prosthesis is not causing irritation to the eye socket, it should be left alone

Prosthetic eyes have many benefits for individuals who wear them In fact, artificial eyes have changed the lives of many people all over the world

Like adults, there are a variety of reasons why children might need to have an artificial eye, also called an ocular prosthesis Many children must have an eye removed because of injury or as a part of a treatment of eye disease such as cancer; but some children are born either without an eye or with an abnormally formed eye that must be removed

Sometimes, diseases of the human eye or injury can require that an eye be removed through an eye surgery called either enucleation, evisceration, or orbital exenteration depending on how much of the components of the eye socket must be removed There are many reasons why the eye may need to be removed including injury, cancer, advanced glaucoma, congenial eye diseases or other common eye diseases