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Table 3 Presentation of ocular tumours among participants

From: Epidemiology of oculo-orbital tumours in Malawian children: a 10-year review of cases from tertiary hospitals

Variables

Subgroups

Frequency (Percentage)

Laterality

Right eye

444 (43.8)

 

Left eye

518 (51.1)

 

Both eyes

52 (5.1)

Presenting visual acuity

Normal

181 (17.8)

 

Mild visual impairment

12 (1.2)

 

Moderate visual impairment

5 (0.5)

 

Blindness

276 (27.2)

 

Not documented

505 (49.8)

 

Following objects

35 (3.5)

Location of tumour

Eyelid

248 (24.5)

 

Ocular surface

279 (27.5)

 

Intraocular

472 (46.5)

 

Orbit

14 (1.4)

 

Periorbital

1 (0.1)

Onset of tumour

Congenital

687 (67.8)

 

Acquired

308 (30.4)

 

Not documented

19 (1.9)

Occurrence

New

972 (95.9)

 

Recurrent

39 (3.8)

 

Not documented

3 (0.3)

Malignancy

Malignant

437 (43.1)

 

Benign

553 (54.5)

 

Not documented

24 (2.4)

Total

 

1014 (100.0)