Table 4 Surgical outcome of macula-on giant retinal tear detachments after silicone oil versus gas endotamponade
surgical outcome | silicone oil group (n = 32) | gas group (n = 19) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
overall number of PPVs | 2.3 (SD 0.8) | 1.6 (SD 1.0) | 0.020 # |
redetachment rate | 4 (13%) | 6 (32%) | 0.099 |
eyes with postoperative complications | 24 (75%) | 7 (37%) | 0.007 * |
eyes with postoperative complications without UVL | 10 (26%) | 7 (37%) | 0.682 |
list of postoperative complications | |||
- UVL - IOP increase > 30 mmHg - epiretinal membrane - macular edema | 12 (50%) 1 (3%) 4 (13%) 9 (28%) | 0 (0%) 1 (5%) 3 (16%) 3 (16%) | |
postoperative CFT (µm) | 261 (SD 41.9) | 262 (SD 47.7) | 0.928 |
follow-up after final surgery (months) | 17 (SD 26.6) | 10 (SD 14.3) | |
fellow eye detachment | 12 (38%) | 11 (58%) |