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Table 2 Evolution of the best corrected visual acuity for the patients treated with phacovitrectomy or vitrectomy alone for macular holes

From: Comparative study of combined vitrectomy with phacoemulsification versus vitrectomy alone for primary full-thickness macular hole repair

  Macular holes stage 2 Macular holes stage 3 Macular holes stage 4
Phako-PPV PPV P Value Phako-PPV PPV P Value Phako-PPV PPV P Value
Mean BCVA preoperatively in LogMAR (±SD) 0.60 (±0.28) 0.59 (±0.20) 0.918† 0.69 (±0.28) 0.76 (±0.26) 0.132† 0.95 (±0.47) 0.90 (±0.30) 0.800†
Mean BCVA end of follow-up in LogMAR (±SD) 0.39 (±0.22) 0.31 (±0.19) 0.340† 0.46 (±0.22) 0.51 (±0.33) 0.435† 0.45 (±0.17) 0.49 (±0.16) 0.597†
P Value: BCVA preoperatively vs. end of follow-up <0.001‡ 0.003‡   <0.001‡ <0.001‡   0.002‡ 0.002‡  
  1. † One-Way Anova for between-group comparisons; ‡ two tailed paired sample t-Testfor within-group comparisons. BCVA Best corrected visual acuity, LogMAR Logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution, PPV Pars plana vitrectomy, SD Standard deviation.
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