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Table 3 Comparisons of hypotony and ocular hypertension rates between 27- and 25-gauge vitrectomy

From: 27-gauge and 25-gauge vitrectomy day surgery for idiopathic epiretinal membrane

Surgical procedure

First postoperative day

Seven postoperative day

IOP (mmHg)

mean ± SD (range)

Hypotony

Ocular hypertension

IOP (mmHg)

mean ± SD (range)

Hypotony

Ocular hypertension

27-gauge vitrectomy (100 eyes)

15.0 ± 5.8 (5-41)

2/100 eyes (2%)

4/100 eyes (4%)

15.0 ± 5.1 (7-38)

0/100 eyes (0%)

2/100 eyes (2%)

25-gauge vitrectomy (100 eyes)

16.3 ± 7.9 (3-48)

6/100 eyes (6%)

11/100 eyes (11%)

15.5 ± 4.7 (6-41)

0/100 eyes (0%)

1/100 eyes (1%)

P value

0.2701a

0.1489b

0.0602b

0.2701a

>0.9999b

0.5607b

  1. aMann-Whitney test, bchi-squared test for independent variable, IOP intraocular pressure. Hypotony was defined as an IOP of 6 mmHg or lower. Ocular hypertension was defined as an IOP of 25 mmHg or higher