Table 1 Dua’s classification1
GradePrognosisClinical findingsConjunctival involvementAnalogue scale*
IVery good0 clock h of limbal involvement0%0/0%
IIGood⩽3 clock h of limbal involvement⩽30%0.1–3/1–29.9%
IIIGood>3 to 6 clock h of limbal involvement>30–50%3.1–6/31–50%
IVGood to guarded>6 to 9 clock h of limbal involvement>50–75%6.1–9/51–75%
VGuarded to poor>9 to <12 clock h of limbal involvement>75–<100%9.1–11.9/75.1–99.9%
VIVery poorTotal limbus (12 clock h) involved100%12/100%
  • *The analogue scale records the limbal involvement in clock h of affected limbus/percentage of conjunctival involvement. Only involvement of bulbar conjunctiva, up to and including the conjunctival fornices, is considered.