Table 1 The demographics and clinical data. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation

Number

72

57

Age (Years)

54.4 ± 11.7

56.3 ± 9.6

0.178^*

Sex (Male/Female)

44/28

34/23

1.000^**

Symptom duration (Days)

21.8 ± 46.7

18.8 ± 37.2

0.978^*

Posterior vitreous detachment (%)

NA^†

98.2 %

NA^†

The number of tear (N)

1.5 ± 0.9

1.9 ± 1.2

0.013^*

Preoperative intraocular pressure (mmHg)

11.5 ± 2.5

11.1 ± 3.9

0.914

Presence of large tear (N, %)

58 (80.6 %)

52 (91.2 %)

0.133^***

Initial visual acuity (LogMAR)

1.38 ± 0.87

1.84 ± 0.97

0.010^*

Detachment area (hours)

6.1 ± 2.7

5.6 ± 2.2

0.186^*

Follow up (Months)

6.9 ± 5.2

6.6 ± 5.1

0.409^*