Characteristics of the early, late, and non-referral groups
| Group 1 (n=31) | Group 2 (n=13) | Group 3 (n=18) | |
| Sensation | |||
| decreased | 65% | 54% | 17% |
| normal | 35% | 46% | 83% |
| Lagophthalmos | |||
| yes | 52% | 31% | 0% |
| no | 48% | 69% | 100% |
| Corneal PEE | |||
| yes | 74% | 69% | 22% |
| no | 26% | 31% | 78% |
| BCVA | |||
| 6/6 or better | 81% | 54% | 100% |
| 6/9 | 7% | 15% | |
| 6/12 | 3% | 23% | |
| 6/18 | |||
| 6/24 | 3% | ||
| 6/36 | |||
| 6/60 | |||
| CF | 3% | ||
| HM | 3% | ||
| NPL | 8% | ||
| Number of procedures | |||
| 0 | 64% | 46% | 100% |
| 1 | 26% | 46% | 0% |
| 2 | 3% | 8% | 0% |
| 3 or more | 7% | 0% | 0% |
BCVA = best corrected visual acuity; CF = counting fingers; HM = hand movements; NPL = no perception of light; PEE = punctate epithelial erosions.