Research Article

Scleral Buckling for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Associated with Pars Planitis

Table 2

Surgical and visual outcomes of pars planitis associated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) patients and primary RRD patients.

Pars planitis RRD
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Primary RRD
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value

Encircling, (%)16 (50)28 (15.6)<0.001
Subretinal fluid drainage, (%)4 (12.5)26 (14.4)0.513
Primary anatomic success, (%)25 (78.1)167 (92.7)0.017
Final anatomic success, (%)31 (96.8)176 (97.7)0.562
Postoperative PVR, (%)4 (12.5)5 (2.8)0.031
New or unfound retinal breaks, (%)3 (9.4)8 (4.4)0.220
Preoperative BCVA (logMAR)1.13 ± 0.860.92 ± 0.890.228
Final BCVA (logMAR)0.45 ± 0.510.31 ± 0.430.095
Visual gain (logMAR)0.68 ± 0.640.61 ± 0.730.650

Student’s -test and chi square test or Fisher’s exact test used for continuous and categorical variables, respectively.
BCVA: best corrected visual acuity; logMAR: logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; PVR: proliferative vitreoretinopathy.