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Dr Stephen Brown

Phantom eye syndrome in uveal melanoma

Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. Approximately 35% of patients are treated by enucleation. A poorly understood consequence of enucleation is phantom eye syndrome (PES), which refers to visual phenomena and sensations of pain that a patient experiences following enucleation. This article discusses the prevalence, symptoms and characteristics of PES

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