Table 1

 Patient data, volume augmentation with four (volume: 1 ml) to 14 (volume: 3.5 ml) pellets per patient, average volume 2.6 ml

Patient noSexSideAge first expander implantation (months)Axial length(mm) RE/LENumber of pellets implantedProsthesis fittedFurther pellets neededFurther prosthesis enlargementFollow up(month)
RE, right eye; LE, left eye.
1MRE519/114yesat age 7 month another 10 pellets implantedevery 2–3 months17
2FRE710/227yesevery 4–5 months13
3MRE88/218yesevery 2–3 months9
4MLE821/1210yes2 months later7
5MRE48/2210yes2 months later7
6FRE4214/2314yesplanned5
AverageM 44–428–144–14all1 case5–17
F 2(12.33)(10.5)(10.5)(9.7)