Orbital Exenteration Trends at a Single Institution From 2011 to 2024

This study revealed a significant decline in total orbital exenterations from 2018 to 2024 and diagnosis-specific declines in exenterations for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and ocular surface squamous neoplasia compared with 2011 to 2017. This trend coincides with the introduction of Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitors and other immunotherapies, first approved by the United States Food & Drug Administration in 2018, and suggests they may have contributed to the observed decline. These findings reflect shifting oncologic treatment paradigms and underscore important implications for surgical training and resource planning.