Table 3 Relationship between preoperative factors, retinal reattachment, and the final VA status
Reattachment | P value | Final VA Status | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 22) | Yes (n = 98) | Better (n = 56) | Stable or worse (n = 66) | |||
Mean age (SD) | 34.3 (±17.6) | 43.8 (±18.1) | 0.027* | 41.9 (±16.8) | 42.1 (±19.9) | 0.953 |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 6 (27.3) | 29 (29.6) | 1.000 | 14 (25) | 21 (31.8) | 0.529 |
Male | 16 (72.7) | 69 (70.4) | 42 (75) | 45 (68.2) | ||
Laterality | ||||||
Left eye | 16 (72.7) | 40 (40.8) | 0.013* | 24 (42.9) | 32 (48.5) | 0.660 |
Right eye | 6 (27.3) | 58 (59.2) | 32 (57.1) | 34 (51.5) | ||
Median logMAR VA (IQR) | 2 (2–2) | 2 (1.7–2) | 0.569 | 2 (1.6–2) | 2 (2–2) | 0.134 |
Lens | ||||||
Aphakic | 2 (9.1) | 11 (11.3) | 0.101 | 3 (5.5) | 10 (15.2) | 0.214 |
Pseudophakic | 2 (9.1) | 29 (29.9) | 15 (27.3) | 18 (27.3) | ||
Phakic | 18 (81.8) | 57 (58.8) | 37 (67.3) | 38 (57.6) | ||
Cause | ||||||
Chronic RRD | 6 (27.3) | 26 (26.5) | 0.970 | 12 (21.4) | 20 (30.3) | 0.001* |
Giant tear | 6 (27.3) | 26 (26.5) | 24 (42.9) | 8 (12.1) | ||
Trauma | 3 (13.6) | 12 (12.2) | 5 (8.9) | 10 (15.2) | ||
Previously failed RD repair | 4 (18.2) | 24 (24.5) | 13 (23.2) | 17 (25.8) | ||
TRD | 3 (13.6) | 10 (10.2) | 2 (3.6) | 11 (16.7) | ||
Previous vitrectomy | ||||||
No | 15 (68.2) | 65 (66.3) | 1.000 | 39 (69.6) | 41 (62.1) | 0.496 |
Yes | 7 (31.8) | 33 (33.7) | 17 (30.4) | 25 (37.9) | ||
Median time of symptom-to-PFCL placement (IQR) | 64 (20–117) | 55 (17–165) | 0.804 | 45 (15–128.5) | 82.5 (35.2–258.8) | 0.098 |
Median duration of PFCL placement (IQR) | 13.5 (10.2–14) | 14 (11–14) | 0.817 | 12 (10–14) | 14 (11–14) | 0.221 |