Table 1 Demographics and presenting ocular features of patients with giant retinal tear and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
Characteristics | GRT associated RRD | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non-trauma related (n = 47) | Trauma related (n = 13) | ||
Demographics | |||
Male, n (%) | 41 (87.2) | 12 (92.3) | 1.000 |
Mean age (SD), year | 52.8 (10.9) | 52.1 (12.1) | 0.840 |
Median duration of symptom (IQR), day | 14 (7 to 21) | 20 (10–30) | 0.134 |
Ocular features | |||
Mean presenting LogMAR VA (SD), unit | 1.7 (0.9) | 1.5 (0.8) | 0.338 |
Presenting VA 20/200 and better, n (%) | 14 (29.8) | 5 (38.5) | 0.737 |
Presenting VA worse than 20/400, n (%) | 31 (65.9) | 8 (61.5) | 0.755 |
Lens status, n (%) | 0.100 | ||
Pseudophakia | 11 (23.4) | 0 (0) | |
Phakia | 36 (76.6) | 13 (100) | |
Size of GRT (clock hour), n (%) | 0.074 | ||
3 | 9 (19.2) | 7 (53.9) | |
4 | 12 (25.5) | 2 (15.4) | |
5 | 20 (42.5) | 2 (15.4) | |
6 | 6 (12.8) | 2 (15.4) | |
Location of GRT (quadrant), n (%) | 0.001 | ||
Extending across one quadrant | |||
Superotemporal | 0 | 3 (23.1) | |
Superonasal | 1 (2.1) | 0 | |
Inferotemporal | 1 (2.1) | 2 (15.4) | |
Inferonasal | 0 | 0 | |
Extending across two contiguous quadrants | |||
Superotemporal/superonasal | 5 (10.6) | 1 (7.7) | |
Inferotemporal/inferonasal | 3 (6.4) | 0 | |
Superotemporal/inferotemporal | 33 (70.2) | 3 (23.1) | |
Superonasal/inferonasal | 3 (6.4) | 2 (15.4) | |
Extending across three contiguous quadrants | |||
Superonasal/superotemporal/inferotemporal | 1 (2.1) | 1 (7.7) | |
Extending across two noncontiguous quadrants | |||
Superonasal/inferotemporal | 0 | 1 (7.7) | |
Extension of RRD (quadrant), n (%) | 0.117 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 (7.7) | |
2 | 14 (29.8) | 1 (7.7) | |
3 | 13 (27.7) | 3 (23.1) | |
4 | 20 (42.5) | 8 (61.5) | |
GRT located within inferior 5–7 o’ clock, n (%) | 24 (51.1) | 3 (23.1) | 0.115 |
Macular status, n (%) | 1.000 | ||
On | 5 (10.6) | 1 (7.7) | |
Off | 42 (89.4) | 12 (92.3) | |
PVR grade, n (%) | 0.067 | ||
No PVR | 8 (17.0) | 1 (7.7) | |
PVR A | 25 (53.2) | 3 (23.1) | |
PVR B | 7 (14.9) | 4 (30.8) | |
PVR C | 7 (14.9) | 5 (38.5) | |
Fellow eye, n (%) | |||
Lattice | 9 (19.2) | 3 (23.1) | 0.711 |
Retinal break | 6 (16.2) | 0 | 1.000 |
