Table 2

Preoperative characteristics of patients undergoing tenotomy with adjuvant antimetabolite (group B)

Type of antimetabolite
5-fluorouracil Mitomycin C
No of patients84
Sex7 female, 1 male 4 female
Age at surgery42–73 years (mean 59)52–70 years (mean 58)
Number of eyelids96
Laterality1 bilateral, 7 unilateral2 bilateral, 2 unilateral
Mean Rodenstock exophthalmometry22 mm 23 mm
 Range17–28 mm 19–25 mm
Mean lower lid margin reflex distance (SD)7.9 mm (0.79)8 mm (0.89)
 Range7–9 mm7–9 mm
Mean inferior (lower) scleral show (SD)2.78 mm (0.67)3 mm (0.63)
 Range2–4 mm2–4 mm