Table 2 Diagnostic sub-group comparison of demographics and ocular symptoms.
From: Posterior vitreous detachment and retinal tear – a prospective study of community referrals
RRD (n = 8) | RT (n = 81) | PVD (n = 807) | Other diagnoses (n = 113) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referral Source (%) (Optometrist: primary care physician/GP):ED:Self) | 25: 38:12:25 | 64:16:15:5 | 55:26:12:6 | 62:24:8:6 |
Age (mean (SD) [range], in years) | 59 (11.4) [44–76] | 63 (7.5) [40–82] | 64 (8.9) [32–94] | 49 (15.1) [20–88] |
Sex (male:female) | 88:12 | 51:49 | 37:63 | 40:60 |
Age of needing reading glasses (mean (SD) [range], in years) | 49.4 (6.7) [40–58] | 48.8 (8.7) [9–64] | 47.7 (11.5) [5–82] | 41.3 (13.7) [5–60] |
Affected eye (one:both) | 89:11 | 96:4 | 94:6 | 73:27 |
Symptoms (%) (flashes:floaters:both) | 0:63:37 | 4:44:52 | 6:28:66 | 16:43:41 |
Duration of flashes (%) (<1 second:seconds:minutes:constant) | 0:33:0:67 | 44:29:20:7 | 48:37:9:6 | 34: 27:24:15 |
Flash morphology (%) (lightning:arc:stripe:other) | 33:33:33:0 | 42:20:13:25 | 51:23:11:15 | 29:18:16:36 |
Precipitant of flashes (%) (spontaneous:head turn:eye movement:other) | 0:33:0:67 | 47:9:24:20 | 42:14:23:20 | 53:8:15:24 |
Type of floaters (%) (spots: cobwebs: strands: other) | 50:0:25:25 | 18:17:15:50 | 24:18:15:43 | 24:8:23:41 |
Duration of symptoms (mean (SD) [range] days) | 32 (46) [1–120] | 34 (49) [1–270] | 46 (108) [1–1800] | 112 (211) [1–1480] |
Duration of symptoms (median days) | 7 | 21 | 21 | 30 |
Nature of vision (%) (same:blur:missing) | 24:63:13 | 54:42:4 | 74:24:2 | 68:29:3 |
