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Eye Evisceration

Medical Definition:	The surgical removal of the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact. It should be differentiated from ORBIT EVISCERATION which removes the entire contents of the orbit, including eyeball, blood vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply, and periosteum.
Guide Notes:	"removal of the inner contents of the eye
Previously Indexed:	Eye Enucleation (1989-1992),Eye/surgery (1966-1988)

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