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Table 4 Changes of BCVA after inferior retinotomy

From: Inferior retinotomy and silicone oil tamponade for recurrent inferior retinal detachment and grade C PVR in eyes previously treated with pars plana vitrectomy or scleral buckle

Surgical technique

Initial BCVA mean ± SD

Final BCVA mean ± SD

P*

SB

0.98 ± 0.82

0.52 ± 0.26

0.057

PPV

1.46 ± 1.03

0.87 ± 0.56

0.024

SB + PPV

1.28 ± 0.97

0.74 ± 0.50

0.003

  1. BCVA Best-Corrected Visual Acuity, SD Standard deviation, SB Scleral Buckling, PPV pars plana vitrectomy
  2. *Assessed with Student paired t-test