Fig. 4

Exemplary photographs of a 22-year-old patient with a firework-lighting injury of his left eye: (a) The patient presented with an extensive burn of the eyelid, conjunctiva, and cornea and a total corneal epithelial defect. The visual acuity was light perception. (b) One month later, corneal opacification, limbal stem cells deficiency, and visual acuity of hand motion were observed. (c) During further follow-up and following multiple ocular surgeries, the eye developed a complete conjunctivalization and vascularization of the cornea and ocular phthisis