RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Analysis of the factors involved in cosmetic failure following excision of the eye.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 768
OP 773
DO 10.1136/bjo.72.10.768
VO 72
IS 10
A1 D L Smerdon
A1 G A Sutton
YR 1988
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/72/10/768.abstract
AB We graded the overall cosmetic outcome of 56 patients who required excision of the eye. Each patient was then subjected to a more detailed analysis of the specific abnormalities associated with excision of the eye in order to discover which are associated most consistently with a poor cosmetic result. The only factor showing a statistically significant variation with the overall cosmetic outcome was the degree of upper lid sulcus. Taken individually the other features showed no statistically significant correlation. When each finding was scored, the averaged sum of the scores was related to cosmetic outcome with statistical significance. A method of quantifying orbital volume loss is described.