Table 1 Patient demographics and pre-operative characteristics of patients with giant retina tear-related rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, divided into two groups – 1991 to 2005 and 2006 to 2015.
Characteristics | Group A 1991 to 2015 (n = 127) | Group B - 1991 to 2005 (n = 78) | Group C - 2006 to 2015 (n = 49) |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient demographics | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 42.5 (13.7) | 41.65 (12.5) | 43.9 (15.5) |
Gender, number (%) | |||
Male | 111 (87.4%) | 70 (89.7%) | 41 (83.7%) |
Female | 16 (12.6%) | 8 (10.3%) | 8 (16.3%) |
Race, number (%) | |||
Chinese | 100 (78.7%) | 66 (84.6%) | 34 (69.4%) |
Malay | 8 (6.3%) | 5 (6.4%) | 3 (6.1%) |
Indian | 7 (5.5%) | 3 (3.9%) | 4 (8.2%) |
Others | 12 (9.5%) | 4 (5.1%) | 8 (16.3%) |
Pre-operative characteristics | |||
LogMAR BCVA, mean (SD) | 1.22 (1.0) | 1.12 (0.8) | 1.37 (1.3) |
>1.0 | 62 (48.8%) | 39 (50%) | 23 (47.0%) |
0.3 < x < = 1.0 | 37 (29.2%) | 24 (30.8%) | 13 (26.5%) |
<= 0.3 | 28 (22.0%) | 15 (19.2%) | 13 (26.5%) |
Pre-op refractive status, number (%) | |||
Highly myopic (SE < = −6.0D) | 34 (26.8%) | 19 (24.4%) | 15 (30.6%) |
Myopic (SE > −0.5, but < −6.0D) | 82 (64.6%) | 54 (69.2%) | 28 (57.1%) |
Non-myopic | 11 (8.7%) | 5 (3.9%) | 6 (12.3%) |
Lens status, number (%) | |||
Phakic | 86 (67.7%) | 53 (68.0%) | 33 (67.4%) |
Pseudophakic | 30 (23.6%) | 16 (20.5%) | 14 (28.6%) |
Aphakic | 11 (8.7%) | 9 (11.5%) | 2 (4.1%) |
Extent of GRT, number (%) | |||
90 to <120 degrees | 66 (52.0%) | 38 (48.7%) | 28 (57.1%) |
120 to <150 degrees | 24 (18.9%) | 15 (19.2%) | 9 (18.4%) |
150 to <180 degrees | 28 (22.0%) | 16 (20.5%) | 12 (24.5%) |
180 degrees or more | 9 (7.1%) | 9 (11.5%) | 0 (0%) |
Tears, number (%) | |||
Single | 86 (67.7%) | 60 (76.9%) | 26 (53.1%) |
Multiple | 41 (32.3%) | 18 (23.1%) | 23 (46.9%) |
Macula status, number (%) | |||
Attached | 53 (41.7%) | 30 (38.5%) | 23 (46.9%) |
Partially Detached | 11 (8.7%) | 5 (6.4%) | 6 (12.2%) |
Totally Detached | 63 (49.6%) | 43 (55.1%) | 20 (40.8%) |
Presence of primary PVR, number (%) | |||
Yes | 17 (13.4%) | 11 (14.1%) | 6 (12.2%) |
No | 110 (86.6%) | 67 (85.9%) | 43 (87.8%) |
