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Table 3 Functional development of macula-on giant retinal tear detachments before and after PPV

From: Management of macula-on giant retinal tear detachments– outcome of pars-plana-vitrectomy with silicone oil versus gas tamponade

BCVA and IOP

silicone oil group ( n = 32)

gas group (n = 19)

p-value

preoperative logMAR BCVA

0.70 (SD 0.75)

0.48 (SD 0.58)

0.282

preoperative logMAR BCVA #

0.31 (SD 0.30)

0.31 (SD 0.24)

0.969

postoperative logMAR BCVA

0.60 (SD 0.42)

0.32 (SD 0.30)

0.008*

postoperative logMAR BCVA ≤ 0.3

14 (44%)

13 (68%)

0.073

Difference BCVA (lines) #

-3 (SD 0.9)

+ 1 (SD 1.2)

0.017

IOP min (mmHg)

12 (SD 3.1)

11 (SD 3.0)

0.192

IOP max (mmHg)

22.7 (SD 9.6)

21.5 (8.8)

0.727

  1. BCVA = best-corrected visual acuity, IOP = intraocular pressure, PPV = pars-plana-vitrectomy, # eyes with vitreous haemorrhage at initial presentation excluded, * significant using Bonferroni correction