Table 1 Baseline clinical and operative characteristics of primary retinal detachments
Total | Silicone Oil | Densiron | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 259 | 179 | 80 | - |
Baseline characteristics | ||||
Age (years, IQR) | 61 (49 to 71) | 61 (49 to 70) | 60 (49 to 73) | 0.829 |
Gender (% Male) | 187 (72.2%) | 131 (73.2%) | 56 (70.0%) | 0.653 |
Laterality (% Right) | 137 (52.9%) | 92 (51.4%) | 45 (56.3%) | 0.502 |
Ocular Co-morbidities | 97 (37.5%) | 72 (40.2%) | 25 (31.3%) | 0.211 |
High Myope (% Yes) | 22 (8.5%) | 13 (7.3%) | 9 (11.3%) | 0.336 |
Glaucoma (% Yes) | 8 (3.1%) | 3 (1.7%) | 5 (6.3%) | 0.112 |
Preoperative lens* | ||||
Phakic | 142 (62.6%) | 101 (63.9%) | 41 (59.4%) | 0.680 |
Pseudophakic | 78 (34.4%) | 53 (33.5%) | 25 (36.2%) | |
Aphakic | 7 (3.1%) | 4 (2.5%) | 3 (4.3%) | |
Macula status | ||||
Off | 201 (78.8%) | 147 (83.5%) | 54 (68.4%) | 0.008 |
On | 54 (21.2%) | 29 (16.5%) | 25 (31.6%) | |
Giant retinal tear | 11 (4.2%) | 8 (4.5%) | 3 (3.8%) | 1.000 |
PVR C | 65 (25.1%) | 54 (30.2%) | 11 (13.8%) | 0.005 |
Pre-operative VA (logMAR) | 1.50 (0.60 to 2.40) | 1.60 (0.60 to 2.40) | 0.80 (0.35 to 1.85) | < 0.001 |
Surgical Characteristics | ||||
Retinectomy Performed | 22 (8.5%) | 19 (10.6%) | 3 (3.8%) | 0.090 |
Perfluorocarbon used | 64 (24.7%) | 53 (29.6%) | 11 (13.8%) | 0.008 |
Combined Buckle/PPV | 19 (7.3%) | 19 (10.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.001 |
Combined Phacovitrectomy | 19 (7.3%) | 15 (8.4%) | 4 (5.0%) | 0.443 |
Epiretinal Membrane Peeled | 2 (0.8%) | 2 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000 |
Retinopexy | ||||
Cryotherapy only | 33 (12.9%) | 16 (9.1%) | 17 (21.5%) | 0.009 |
Endolaser only | 139 (54.5%) | 105 (59.7%) | 34 (43.0%) | 0.015 |
Cryotherapy and endolaser | 83 (32.5%) | 55 (31.3%) | 28 (35.4%) | 0.564 |
Three hundred and sixty laser | 120 (46.3%) | 87 (48.6%) | 33 (41.3%) | 0.284 |