Phantom Eye Syndrome: Patient Experiences after Enucleation for Uveal Melanoma

Hope-Stone, Laura, Brown, Stephen ORCID: 0000-0002-6142-0995 and Salmon, Peter ORCID: 0000-0001-6450-5209 (2015) Phantom Eye Syndrome: Patient Experiences after Enucleation for Uveal Melanoma. Opthalmology, 122 (8). pp. 1585-1590.

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Abstract

Purpose: Patients undergoing enucleation for uveal melanoma need to be informed of the possibility of phantom eye syndrome (PES). The number with uveal melanoma in PES studies has been small. Aims were to: (1) determine the prevalence, symptoms, and characteristics of PES and to test associations of PES symptoms with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics; (2) examine the interrelatedness of PES symptoms; and (3) explore the emotional valence of PES and the relationship to anxiety and depression. Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire. Participants: Patients (n ¼ 179) with uveal melanoma enucleated 4 to 52 months previously. Methods: Questionnaire on PES. Responses to a routine audit of mood obtained from clinical records. Main Outcome Measures: Patients were asked about 3 symptoms: pain, visual sensations, and a feeling of seeing through the removed eye. Mood was assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Results: Of 179 respondents, 108 (60.3%) experienced symptoms: 86 reported (48%) visual sensations, 50 reported (28%) seeing, and 42 reported (23%) pain; 14 (7.8%) reported all 3 symptoms. At the time of the questionnaire, 31 (17%) experienced 1 or more symptoms daily. Women were more likely to report pain (odds ratio [OR], 2.18; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-4.40). Younger patients at enucleation were more likely to report pain (t = 4.13; degrees of freedom (df), 177; P

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Melanoma, Uveal Neoplasms, Phantom Limb, Sensation Disorders, Syndrome, Eye Enucleation, Prevalence, Cross-Sectional Studies, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Visual Acuity, Aged, Middle Aged, Female, Male, Pain Perception, Surveys and Questionnaires
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Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	31 Jul 2015 09:23
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2022 15:26
DOI:	10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.04.005
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2018531