Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population.

Age (yr), median ± SD

41.17 ± 15.44

55.73 ± 18.66

47.88 ± 16.87

0.228

Gender (male:female), n

13:10

7:8

10:6

0.376^a

Diagnosis, n

–

 Postoperative (cataract surgery)

–

8

7

 Traumatic

–

3

5

 Endogenous

–

4

4

 Macular hole/macular edema

20

–

–

 Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

3

–

–

Initial visual acuity (logMar)

–

 0.6–2

10

8

4

 2.6

8

3

4

 3.2

5

4

8

Final visual acuity (logMar)

–

 0.4–1.3

7

5

3

 2–2.9

7

6

5

 3–3.2

9

4

8

Evisceration, n

–

–

–

Inflammation/polymorphs (vitreous), n

–

 0–3

–

3

5

 0–5

–

3

6

 0–10/0–plenty

–

9

5

Surgical interventions, n

–

 < 2

21

4

9

 ≥ 2

2

11

5

Pathogenic microorganisms

–

 Gram positive

–

9

12

 Gram negative

–

1

0

 Fungal

–

5

4