Unintentional Retinal Displacement in Eyes Treated for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Complicated by Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy with Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil
Table 1
Main pre-, intra-, and postoperative characteristics of the sample.
Number of patients (eyes)
44
Sex (M/F)
29/15
Age (years)
65.8 ± 11.4
Lens status at baseline, n eyes (%)
Phakic
29 (65.9)
IOL
15 (34.1)
Detachment duration (days, mean ± SD)
15.8 ± 22.8
Quadrants of RRD, n eyes (%)
3
17 (38.6)
4
27 (61.4)
Breaks location, n eyes (%)
Superior quadrants
19 (43.2)
Superior + inferior quadrants
13 (29.5)
Inferior quadrants
12 (27.3)
Macular hole (in addition to peripheral breaks)
3 (6.8)
Breaks number/eyes (mean ± SD)
3.4 ± 1.9
PVR grade
A
7 (15.9)
B
28 (63.6)
C
9 (20.5)
ERM/ILM peeling in the macular area at time of detachment repair
Yes
13 (29.5)
No
31 (70.5)
PFCL use, n eyes (%)
Yes
30 (68.2)
No
14 (31.8)
Exchange of tamponades
BSS/air/SO
14 (31.8)
BSS/PFCL-air/SO
17 (38.7)
BSS/PFCL/SO
13 (29.5)
Duration of SO tamponade (months, mean ± SD)
2.04 ± 1.67
Duration of follow-up after SO removal (months, mean ± SD)
4.8 ± 2.7
Retinal displacement evidenced by RVPs
Present
2 (4.5)
Absent
42 (95.5)
logMAR BCVA at baseline
2.1 ± 1.0
logMAR BCVA at last follow-up
0.8 ± 0.7
M, male; F, female; IOL, intraocular lens; RRD, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; PVR, proliferative vitreoretinopathy; ERM, epiretinal membrane; ILM, internal limiting membrane; PFCL; perfluorocarbon liquid; BSS, balanced salt solution; SO, silicon oil; RVPs, retinal vessel printings; logMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity.
