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Table 3 Retinal tears characteristics (number, location of initial tear/s, size)

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

 

Group 1

Group 2

P values

NSRT

SRT

Number of retinal tears per eye

1.42 ± 0.8 (r = 1-5)

1.36 ± 0.5 (r = 1-2)

0.54

n (%)

n (%)

Initial retinal tear location

 Superotemporal

80 (45.5)

11 (40.7)

0.94

 Inferotemporal

53 (30.1)

12 (44.5)

0.21

 Superonasal

29 (16.5)

2 (7.4)

0.32

 Inferonasal

14 (7.9)

2 (7.4)

0.92

Retinal tear size

 Small

108 (66.3)

11 (47.8)

0.27

 Medium

44 (27)

9 (39.1)

0.45

 Large

11 (6.7)

3 (13.1)

0.32