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Reasons for hydroxyapatite orbital implantation (100 patients)
| Diagnosis | No of patients | % |
| Phthisis bulbi | 44 | 44 |
| Retinoblastoma | 16 | 16 |
| Painful, blind eye | 16 | 16 |
| Endophthalmitis | 12 | 12 |
| Choroidal melanoma | 4 | 4 |
| Silicone ball exposure | 3 | 3 |
| Eyeball rupture | 2 | 2 |
| Secondary anophthalmos | 1 | 1 |
| Silicone ball infection | 1 | 1 |
| Silicone ball exchange | 1 | 1 |
