Research Article
Usefulness of Discarded Vitreous Samples from Routine Vitrectomy
Table 1
Baseline characteristics and postoperative diagnosis.
| | | Diabetic () | Nondiabetic () | Total () | value |
| | Baseline characteristics | | | Male, (%) | 37 (63.8) | 38 (56.7) | 75 (60) | NS | | Age (mean ± SD) | 59.6 ± 13.7 | 68.2 ± 12.9 | 64.2 ± 13.9 | <0.001 |
| | Clinical diagnosis, (%) | | | Macular hole | 1 (1.7%) | 9 (13.4%) | 10 (8%) | 0.037 | | Epiretinal membrane | 2 (3.4%) | 15 (22.4%) | 17 (13.6%) | 0.002 | | Diabetic macular edema | 1 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.8%) | NS | | Pseudophakic cystic macular edema | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | NS | | Vitreomacular traction syndrome | 1 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.8%) | NS | | Optic nerve pit | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | NS | | Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment | 5 (8.6%) | 15 (22.4%) | 20 (16.0%) | 0.036 | | Tractional retinal detachment | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | NS | | Diabetic tractional retinal detachment | 14 (24.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (11.2%) | <0.001 | | Vitreous hemorrhage | 19 (32.8%) | 3 (4.5%) | 22 (17.6%) | <0.001 | | Retained silicone oil | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | NS | | Neovascular glaucoma | 1 (1.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.8%) | NS | | Dislocated intraocular lens | 1 (1.7%) | 1 (1.5%) | 2 (1.6%) | NS | | Traumatic cataract | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (3.0%) | 2 (1.6%) | NS | | Nucleus loss | 3 (5.2%) | 5 (7.5%) | 8 (6.4%) | NS | | Globe rupture | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (3.0%) | 2 (1.6%) | NS | | Nonavailable | 10 (17.2%) | 11 (16.4%) | 21 (16.8%) | NS |
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SD: standard deviation; NS: nonsignificant.
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