Clinical Study

Combined Tractional and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in the Anti-VEGF Era

Table 2

Clinical features and outcome of combined retinal detachment.

CaseLeft/right eyeExtent of RD (quadrant)Severity of vitreoretinal adhesion (grade)Vascular component of proliferative tissue (chronic fibrotic versus active fibrovascular proliferative)Retinal breaks found preop. or notNumber of retinal breaks (single versus multiple breaks)Preop. VA (logMAR)Post-op. VA (logMAR)Complication

1L33ChronicMultiple21.5
2R22ActiveMultiple1.70.7RAO
3L44ActiveMultipleHM/20 cmCF/20 mFoveal atrophy
4R31Active+MultipleHM/1 m1.7
5L33Chronic+Multiple20.7
6L23ActiveMultiple21
R44Chronic+MultipleHM/1 mNLPNVG
7L32Chronic+MultipleCF/70 cm1
8R11Chronic+Multiple10.3Recurrent VH
9L24Chronic+MultipleCF/30 cm1.3
10R11ActiveSingle0.70.22
11R22Active+Multiple1.50.52NVG
12L32Chronic+Single1.31.4
13L44ChronicSingle1.30.82
14R33ActiveSingle1.31
15R24ChronicSingleHM/30 m1.52
16L34Chronic+SingleHM/1 m0.7ERM
17L34ChronicMultiple0.521.3Foveal atrophy
R11Chronic+Single1.71
18R33Active+Single1.70.52
19R43Chronic+SingleCF/30 cm1.3
L43ActiveMultipleHM/50 cmHM/1 m
20R43ActiveSingleCF/20 cm0.7
21R23ChronicMultiple0.70.82
22L22Active+Single0.820.52Recurrent VH, RAO
23L33ActiveSingle21ERM
24R24ActiveMultiple21.7
25L43ActiveMultipleHM/30 cm0.7
26R13Active+Multiple0.520.22
L33Active+Single1.70.82NVG
27R22ActiveMultiple21
28R43ActiveSingleCF/60 cmCF/60 cm
29R44ActiveSingle2HM/40 cmNVG
30R22ChronicSingle21.3
31L43Active+SingleHM/1 m1.3
32L44Active+MultipleHM/10 cmHM/30 cm
33R33Active+Single1.71.3
L33ActiveMultipleCF/50 cm1
34L44ChronicMultipleCF/30 cm1.3
35L22ActiveSingle20.7
R22ActiveMultiple0.40.82ERM
36L22Active+MultipleHM/1 m1.7
37L41ChronicMultiple1.71
38R34ActiveMultiple1.71.52
39R12ActiveMultiple1.521.7
40R22Active+MultipleCF/50 cm0.52
41L41Chronic+SingleHM/50 mCF/60 cm
42L42Chronic+MultipleCF/20 cm1.7
43L43ActiveSingleHM/1 m0.82
44R33Chronic+MultipleHM/60 cm1.3
45L23ChronicSingle1.50.82ERM
R13ActiveSingle1.30.7
46R43Chronic+Single1.71.3
L43Chronic+Single1.30.7
47R23ActiveSingle0.70.22
48R43Active+MultipleHM/1 mCF/40 cm
49R22Chronic+Single1.60.82

CF: counting fingers; ERM: epiretinal membrane; HM: hand motion; NLP: nonlight perception; NVG: neovascular glaucoma; RAO: retinal artery occlusion; VH: vitreous hemorrhage.
The severity of vitreoretinal adhesion was defined as multiple-point adhesions with or without 1-site-wide plaque-like adhesion (Grade 1), broad adhesions in more than 1 but fewer than 3 sites posterior to equator (Grade 2), broad adhesions in more than 3 sites posterior to equator or 1 site anterior to equator (Grade 3), and broad adhesions more than 1 site anterior to equator (Grade 4).