Demographic data of the patients who underwent COMET followed by limbal-rigid CL-wear therapy
| Characteristics | Value |
| Eyes/patients (n) | 23/18 |
| Age (years) | 59±15 |
| Gender: female:male | 12:6 |
| Laterality | |
| Right eye | 8 |
| Left eye | 5 |
| Both | 5 |
| Diagnosis (%) | |
| Stevens-Johnson syndrome | 16 (88.8%) |
| Mucous membrane pemphigoid | 2 (11.2%) |
| Previous intervention (%) | |
| Eyelid procedure | 1 (4.3%) |
| Symblepharon release | 2 (8.6%) |
| AMT | 1 (4.3%) |
| None | 19 (82.8%) |
| COMET indication (%) | |
| Corneal reconstruction for vision improvement | 10 (43.5%) |
| Corneal reconstruction for persistent epithelial defect | 4 (17.4%) |
| Conjunctival fornix reconstruction for release symblepharon | 9 (39.1%) |
| Additional procedure after COMET (%) | |
| Eyelid procedure | 2 (8.6%) |
| Symblepharon release | 1 (4.3%) |
| Penetrating keratoplasty | 1 (4.3%) |
| Cataract | 1 (4.3%) |
| Eyelid procedure + symblepharon release | 1 (4.3%) |
| AMT + symblepharon release | 1 (4.3%) |
| Cataract surgery + symblepharon release | 2 (8.6%) |
| None | 14 (61.3%) |
| Mean follow-up period of limbal-rigid CL-wear (years) | 6.4±3.9 |
AMT, amniotic membrane transplantation; CL, contact lens; COMET, cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation.