Myopia as a risk factor for subsequent retinal tears in the course of a symptomatic posterior vitreous detachment

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 1 Demography and clinical data of patients and eyes from groups 1 (non-subsequent retinal tears) and 2 (subsequent retinal tears)

		Group 1	Group 2	P values
		NSRT	SRT	P values
Patients		145 (87.5%)	20 (12.5%)
Eyes		154 (87.5%)	22 (12.5%)	–
Patients with bilateral retinal tear/s or retinal detachment in fellow eye		26 (17.2%)	7 (31.8%)	0.10
Age of patients		56.9 ± 14	53.3 ± 13.6	0.37
Age of patients		(r = 15-89)	(r = 30-69)	0.37
Gender	Female	79 (51.3%)	8 (36.4%)	0.37
Gender	Male	75 (48.7%)	14 (63.6%)	0.37

NSRT non-subsequent retinal tears, SRT subsequent retinal tears, PVD posterior vitreous detachment, r range

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