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Table 3 ΔAL in eyes with preoperative hypotony or not, in eyes with extreme myopia or not

From: Change in axial length after vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

 

n

ΔAL ≥ 0.3 mm

Preoperative IOP

hypotony

76

33/76

Not hypotony

137

32/137

P valuea

0.003*

Preoperative AL(mm)

extreme myopia

46

23/46

 

Not extreme myopia

167

42/167

P valuea

0.002*

extreme myopia & hypotony

Both

15

8/15

 

Neither

106

17/106

P valuea

0.003*

  1. AL axial length, IOP intraocular pressure
  2. * P values less than 0.01, a Statistical difference of eyes with hypotony or not, with extreme myopia or not (chi-square test)
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