Vitreous Hemorrhage in Pediatric Age Group

Table 10

Factors predicting retinal detachment for eyes with vitreous hemorrhage caused by accidental trauma during follow-up.

Predictor variable	Retinal detachment developed during FU
	Yes (%)	value
(1) Age at presentation
(i) 0–3 years ( = 29)	6 (20.7)	0.0209^*
(ii) 4–8 years ( = 61)	9 (14.8)
(iii) 9–16 years ( = 71)	3 (4.2)
(2) VA at presentation
(i) LP-HM ( = 66)	10 (15.2)	0.1366
(ii) CF ( = 28)	1 (3.6)
(iii) ≥20/200 ( = 31)	1 (3.2)
(3) Mechanism of trauma
(i) Blunt ( = 55)	3 (5.5)	0.1587
(ii) Sharp/missile ( = 89)	13 (14.6)
(iii) Fireworks ( = 7)	1 (14.3)
(4) Wound size (open globe)
(i) ≤10 mm ( = 80)	11 (13.8)	0.999
(ii) >10 mm ( = 23)	3 (13.0)
(5) Zone of injury
(i) Zone I ( = 64)	10 (15.5)	0.7074
(ii) Zone II ( = 21)	3 (14.3)
(iii) Zone III ( = 8)	0 (0.0)
(6) Lens injury
(i) Yes ( = 94)	14 (14.9)	0.1292
(ii) No ( = 67)	4 (6.0)
(7) Iris affected
(i) Yes ( = 88)	12 (13.6)	0.404
(ii) No ( = 73)	6 (8.2)
(8) Hyphema
(i) Yes ( = 65)	11 (16.9)	0.099
(ii) No ( = 96)	7 (7.3)
(9) Density of VH at presentation
(i) Partial view ( = 41)	2 (4.9)	0.1602
(ii) No view ( = 117)	16 (13.7)
(10) PPV performed
(i) Yes ( = 59)	11 (18.6)	0.043^*
(ii) No ( = 102)	7 (6.9)
(11) Lens at last FU
(i) Clear ( = 41)	1 (2.4)	0.0013^*
(ii) Cataract ( = 20)	3 (15.0)
(iii) Aphakic ( = 67)	14 (20.9)
(iv) Pseudophakic ( = 33)	0 (0.0)
(12) Type of trauma
(i) Open globe ( = 106)	16 (15.1)	0.0341^*
(ii) Closed globe ( = 55)	2 (3.6)

LP: light perception. HM: hand motion. CF: counting finger. : number. VH: vitreous hemorrhage. PPV: pars plana vitrectomy. FU: follow-up. ^*Statistically significant at 5% level of significance.