Phantom Eye Syndrome

Hope‐Stone, Laura; Brown, Stephen L.; Heimann, Heinrich; Damato, Bertil; Salmon, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.04.005

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“…The common factor in most studies is the relationship between headaches and eye pain as symptoms prior to surgery, with the appearance of phantom eye syndrome (2,7,11,13). These results seem to support the notion that patients with headaches have a dysfunctional sensory and painful signal transmission mechanism (7).…”

Section: Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 67%

“…Andreotti et al (2) found that up to 51% of patients who undergo eye amputation may suffer from phantom eye syndrome and up to 46% show at least one of its typical symptoms. In the study by Hope-Stone et al (13), 60.3% of patients showed symptoms of phantom eye syndrome. For half of these patients, symptoms began within 6 weeks postoperatively, with phantom sensation being the most common and phantom vision or pain less so.…”

Section: Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Several studies have shown that up to 75% of patients develop pain in the first few days after amputation. However, phantom pain can be delayed for months or years (13).…”

Section: Phantom Painmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the study by Sörös et al (11), phantom eye pain prevalence was of 26%. Hope-Stone et al (13) found that over one third of patients with phantom eye pain experienced symptoms daily. The episodes stopped spontaneously in 42.6% of the patients.…”

Section: Phantom Painmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Distress, anxiety and depression are also often correlated with an increase in phantom pain (10,13). Depression was diagnosed in 20 to 60% of amputees, a figure 3 to 5 times higher than among the general population (6).…”

Section: Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Phantom eye syndrome. Case report and literature review

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Colomb. J. Anesthesiol.

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A frequent complication after limb amputation is the appearance of phantom limb syndrome, a phenomenon that has also been studied in the amputation of different body parts. Cases reported in relation to ophthalmologic surgery are few and evidence is limited in terms of specific management, which makes this a very important study. We report the case of a patient diagnosed with phantom eye syndrome in the post-operative period of an orbital exenteration surgery. A comprehensive approach was taken with multimodal symptom management, including intervention treatment. Significant improvement regarding the pain was achieved; however, non-painful ghost sensations persisted. Upon reviewing the available literature on the subject, its pathophysiology is not fully elucidated. Its incidence is highly variable, as well as the symptoms’ appearance. The presence of headache and eye pain prior to surgery seem to be risk factors. Climate and psychological stress are exacerbating factors of the symptomatology. No high-quality evidence was found in terms of management guidelines, with the use of antidepressants, anticonvulsants and opioids being the most recommended. Interventional management is an option according to the characteristics of the pain and associated symptoms.

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Section: Risk Factorsmentioning

confidence: 67%

Section: Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Several studies have shown that up to 75% of patients develop pain in the first few days after amputation. However, phantom pain can be delayed for months or years (13).…”

Section: Phantom Painmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Phantom Painmentioning

confidence: 99%