Which of the following surgical procedures means to remove the eyeball?

A) photorefractive keratectomy
B) laser photocoagulation
C) enucleation
D) scleral buckling


C
Explanation: Enucleation removes the eyeball. Photorefractive keratectomy corrects errors of refraction. Laser photocoagulation destroys a piece of the retina. Scleral buckling stabilizes a detaching retina.

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