Summary of cases
| Case no | Age (years) | Sex | Diagnosis | Procedure | Apparent tissue defect | Time to defect after surgery | Duration of exposure | Re-exposure after graft | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Referred patient with a failed sclera patch graft. | |||||||||
| †Sympathetic ophthalmia with long term steroid use. | |||||||||
| ‡Referred patient with failed sclera patch graft and dermis fat graft. | |||||||||
| 1 | 42 | M | Ocular melanoma | Enucleation 20 mm | 4×5 mm | 3 weeks | 3 months | No | Exposure resolution, peg inserted |
| 2 | 25 | M | Trauma, phthisis globe | Enucleation 20 mm | 5×6 mm | 1 month | 3 weeks | No | Exposure resolution, peg inserted |
| 3 | 31 | M | Trauma, disorganised globe | Enucleation 20 mm | 3×3 mm | 1 month | 6 months* | No | Exposure resolution, peg inserted |
| 4 | 3 | F | Retinoblastoma | Enucleation 18 mm | 4×4 mm | 3 months | 3 months | Yes 1×2 mm | Myoperiosteal re-graft, exposure resolution |
| 5 | 28 | F | Trauma, phthisis globe | Enucleation 20 mm | 6×15 mm | 3 months | 2 weeks | Yes 3×2 mm | Myoperiosteal re-graft, exposure resolution |
| 6 | 39 | F | Endophthalmitis | Evisceration 20 mm | 4×8 mm | 3 weeks | 2 months | No | Exposure resolution, peg inserted |
| 7 | 33 | M | Trauma, disorganised globe | Evisceration 20 mm | 5×6 mm | 6 weeks | 3 months† | No | Exposure resolution |
| 8 | 29 | F | Trauma, disorganised globe | Evisceration 20 mm | 6×8 mm | 2 months | 7 weeks | No | Exposure resolution, peg inserted |
| 9 | 45 | M | Trauma, disorganised globe | Evisceration 20 mm | 11×16 mm | 3 weeks | 5 months‡ | No | Exposure resolution |