Clinical Study

Small-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the Management of Symptomatic Posterior Vitreous Detachment after Phacoemulsification and Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implantation: A Pilot Study from the Pan-American Collaborative Retina Study Group

Table 1

Baseline patients’ characteristics and uncorrected visual acuity testing in both eyes prior to and after 23-gauge sutureless pars plana vitrectomy.

PatientGenderAge (years)Time interval between symptoms onset and PPV (months)EyePreoperative UCVA ()Postoperative UCVA ()Preoperative corneal aberrometry (RMS)Postoperative corneal aberrometry (RMS) Preoperative OCT central foveal thickness (m)Preoperative automated visual field MD (dB)

1 F 67 12OD0.170.171.11.1226−1.68
OS0.170.171.01.0246−1.54
2 M 58 12OD0.300.091.11.1250−1.0
OS0.300.091.11.0227−0.5
3 F 54 6OD0.090.000.80.7260−0.2
OS0.090.000.80.8264−0.4
4 M 44 8OD0.090.000.40.4246−1.0
OS0.090.000.60.5249−0.5
5 F 50 7OD0.300.170.40.3232+0.5
OS0.300.170.50.42300.0
6 M 62 10OD0.090.091.01.0228−2.92
OS0.090.091.11.1244−2.32
7 M 64 12OD0.300.170.60.4262−0.54
OS0.300.170.40.4248−0.64
8 M 62 11OD0.170.091.00.9196−6.73
OS0.300.170.90.9198−5.72

RMS: root mean square.
MD: mean deviation.