Table 5 Changes in eyelid diagnostic categories
Time period | 1945–1954 | 1955–1964 | 1965–1974 | 1975–1984 | 1985–1994 | 1995–2004 | 2005–2015 | Total number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benign tumour | 34 (41%) | 91 (44%) | 395 (53%) | 1,277 (58%) | 1,368 (45%) | 1,725 (35%) | 3,241 (31%) | 8,131 (37%) |
Inflammation | 12 (14%) | 30 (14%) | 112 (15%) | 335 (15%) | 723 (24%) | 1,207 (24%) | 2,606 (25%) | 5,025 (23%) |
Malignant tumour | 35 (42%) | 77 (37%) | 215 (29%) | 512 (23%) | 638 (21%) | 950 (19%) | 1,969 (19%) | 4,396 (20%) |
Other eyelid diagnosis | 2 (2.4%) | 12 (5.7%) | 24 (3.2%) | 82 (3.7%) | 280 (9.3%) | 1,060 (21%) | 2,752 (26%) | 4,212 (19%) |
Sum | 83 | 210 | 746 | 2,206 | 3,009 | 4,942 | 10,568 | 21,764 |