How does enucleation of the human eye work?

Surgical removal: Enucleation is reserved for blind eyes that are painful or cosmetically unappealing to the patient. The eyeball is surgically removed and replaced with a device over which a prosthetic eyeshell (i.e., one that does not function but is cosmetiucally acceptible) is placed. The prosthetic eye needs to be taken care of and periodically replaced.

Removal of the eye: The eye itself is separated from both the covering conjunctiva & 6 attached extraocular muscles. The optic nerve is severed & globe is removed from the orbit. A ball made of an inert porous material (like coral) is placed in the space & the muscles reattached to it. A peg on the front of ball snaps into prosthesis (glass eye molded later). Tissue is closed again. Plastic spacer placed btwn lids.

Surgical removal: Enucleation is a term to describe surgically removal of an eye ball. When a blind eye becomes intolerably painful, enucleation may be the only way to get complete relief. The surgery is carried out in the operating room. Patient usually is under general anesthesia. The eyeball is removed and the empty orbit is replaced with an implant. Patient later will be fitted with an prosthesis.