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Enucleation and Evisceration. Enucleation and evisceration are procedures used to remove a diseased eye. During an evisceration the contents of the eye and the cornea are removed, but the sclera, or outer covering of the eye, remains. During an enucleation the entire eyeball is removed. Reasons for removal of an eye.
Vitrectomy (Trans Pars Plana Vitrectomy). Vitrectomy is the surgical removal of vitreous gel from the middle and back of the inner eye. The vitreous gel fills the back 80% of the inner eye, otherwise known as the vitreous cavity, which is directly in front of the retina.