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Retinoblastoma: Enucleation

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Enucleation is not only the oldest surgical procedure used to treat intraocular retinoblastoma but often the best option for advanced disease which has compromised the visual potential of the eye. Despite the progress of various conservative modalities, enucleation remains the most commonly employed technique for treating retinoblastoma worldwide. This chapter will focus on specific technical issues related to performing enucleation for retinoblastoma, including some “surgical pearls” which have been very effective in the authors’ experience.

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  1. Retinoblastoma Service, Department of Ophthalmology, The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset blvd, #88, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jonathan W. Kim MD

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, The Vision Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset blvd, #88, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    A. Linn Murphree MD

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Correspondence to Jonathan W. Kim MD .

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  1. Dept. of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Arun D. Singh

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA

    A. Linn Murphree

  3. University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

    Bertil E. Damato

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Kim, J.W., Murphree, A.L. (2015). Retinoblastoma: Enucleation. In: Singh, A., Murphree, A., Damato, B. (eds) Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43451-2_15

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