Table 1 Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of patients undergoing RRD surgery.

From: Risk factors for macular pucker after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery

 

Macular pucker

Non-macular pucker

Total

Number

26

200

226

Age (SD)

55.1 ± 12.6

50.8 ± 16.2

51.3 ± 15.9

Sex, male (%)/female (%)

20 (76.9)/6 (23.1)

129 (64.5)/71 (35.5)

149 (65.9)/77 (34.1)

Time lag (day) (SD)

14.4 ± 15.8

7.7 ± 7.4

8.4 ± 9.0

Axial length, mm (SD)

26.1 ± 2.5

26.0 ± 2.2

26.0 ± 2.2

Past history of laser photocoagulation (%)

2 (7.7)

4 (2.0)

6 (2.7)

Phakic (%)/Psueudophakic (%)

23 (88.5)/3 (11.5)

173 (86.5)/27 (13.5)

196 (86.7)/30 (13.3)

Re-detachment (%)

10 (38.5)

6 (3.0)

16 (7.1)

Preoperative vitreous haemorrhage (%)

7 (26.9)

17 (8.5)

24 (10.6)

Preoperative macular detachment (%)

12 (46.2)

55 (27.5)

67 (29.6)

Type of retinal break

  Hole (%)

3 (11.5)

41 (20.5)

44 (19.5)

  Retinal tear (%)

22 (84.6)

154 (77.0)

176 (77.9)

  Large break (%)

1 (3.9)

5 (2.5)

6 (2.7)

Multiple retinal breaks (≥ 3) (%)

10 (38.5)

19 (9.5)

29 (12.8)

Position of major break (inferior/superior)

3 (11.5)/23 (88.5)

31 (15.5)/169 (84.5)

34 (15.0)/192 (85.0)

Retinal detachment area (≥ 3 quadrants) (%)

7 (26.9)

5 (2.5)

12 (5.3)

Operation method

  PPV (%)

13 (50.0)

75 (37.5)

88 (38.9)

  SB (%)

7 (26.9)

82 (41.0)

89 (39.4)

  EB (%)

6 (23.1)

43 (21.5)

49 (21.7)

Intraoperative cataract surgery (%)

10 (38.5)

47 (23.5)

57 (25.2)

Cryotherapy (%)

18 (69.2)

145 (72.5)

163 (72.1)

Gas tamponade (%)

21 (80.8)

137 (68.5)

158 (69.9)

Silicone oil tamponade (%)

5 (19.2)

14 (7.0)

19 (8.4)

Intra-operative complications (%)

1 (3.9)

12 (6.0)

13 (5.8)

  1. EB, encircling buckle; IOL, intra ocular lens; PPV, pars plana vitrectomy; RRD, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; SB, segmental buckle.