The enucleation procedure involves the following steps:
The patient is placed under general anesthesia to ensure they are unconscious and pain-free during the surgery. An incision is made in the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane covering the front of the eye and lining the inside of the eyelids. The eye muscles attached to the sclera (the white part of the eye) are carefully detached. The optic nerve is severed to free the eye from its socket. The eye is removed entirely, and the muscles and tissues are closed up to prepare for an ocular prosthesis. A conformer, a temporary spacer, is placed to maintain the socket's shape until a custom-made ocular prosthesis can be fitted.
