The Safety and Efficacy of Adjustable Postoperative Position after Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

Table 4

Primary retinal reattachment rate in different retinal break location subgroups.

	Locations 1 (superior) & 2 (lateral)		Location 3 (inferior)
	Number (%)	value	Number (%)	value
Gender
Male	149 (94.3)	0.27	63 (95.5)	0.99
Female	126 (90.7)		38 (95.0)
Duration of symptoms
Fresh RD	256 (92.8)	0.66	95 (96.0)	0.29
Old RD	19 (90.5)		6 (85.7)
Postoperative lens status
Aphakic	13 (92.9)	0.24	2 (100.0)	0.68
Phakic	93 (89.4)		58 (96.7)
Pseudophakic	169 (94.4)		41 (93.2)
Vitreous tamponade
Gas (C2F6 & C3F8)	34 (82.9)	0.02	29 (93.6)	0.63
Silicone oil	241 (94.1)		72 (96.0)
Number of retinal breaks; (single/multiple)
Single	127 (94.1)	0.51	16 (94.1)	0.99
Multiple	148 (91.4)		85 (95.5)
Macular hole
No	246 (93.5)	0.15	93 (95.9)	0.36
Yes	29 (85.3)		8 (88.9)
Pathologic myopia
No	223 (92.5)	0.99	83 (94.3)	0.59
Yes	52 (92.9)		18 (100)

RD: retinal detachment.
value: tested by Fisher’s exact test.