Clinical Study

Anatomical and Functional Results Following 23-Gauge Primary Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Superior versus Inferior Breaks

Table 2


Categorical variablesRestoration
YesNo value

SexMale ()10250.6a
Female ()472
Macula statusOn ()3620.6a
Off ()1115
Intraoperative
complications
Yes ()200.7a
No ()1517
Phakic statusIOL ()7830.7a
CL ()754
Break locationSuperior ()10830.41a
Inferior ()373

Categorical variablesRestoration
YesNo value

Age64 ± 1167 ± 100.4c
Presurgery BCVA (logMAR)1.2 ± 0.81.6 ± 0.950.1b

a value obtained using Fisher’s exact test; b value obtained using the Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon test; ccorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).