Timing of Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Management of Gunshot Perforating Eye Injury: Observational Study

Table 1

Preoperative data of the patients.

		Group 1; 2 w–4 w; (149)		Group 2; >4 w; (58)			value
			%		%
BCVA preoperatively	LP	47	31.54	29	50	6.34	0.175
	HM^†	85	57.04	25	43.10
	CF1m^‡	10	6.71	2	3.44
	20/100–20/200	4	2.68	1	1.72
	20/40–20/100	3	2.01	1	1.72
Anterior segment findings	Hyphema	21	14.09	3	5.17	4.746	0.577
	Lens subluxation	6	4.02	2	3.44
	Aphakia	9	6.04	2	3.44
	Cataract	25	16.77	10	17.24
	Vitreous in anterior chamber	16	10.73	7	12.06
	Anterior synechia	4	2.68	1	1.72
Entry site	Corneal	58	38.92	26	44.82	1.186	0.553
	Scleral	61	40.94	19	32.75
	Limbal	30	20.13	13	22.41

BCVA: best corrected visual acuity.
LP: light perception.
^†HM: hand motion.
^‡CF: counting finger.
is significant if <0.05.