Scleral Buckling with Viscoelastics or Gas Injection for Bulging Retinal Detachments: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Table 1
Characteristics of the patients.
Parameters
DVCE
DACE
Cases, n
25
22
Age, mean ± SD, years
36.16 ± 16.23
33.39 ± 15.97
0.749
Sex (male/female)
17/8
15/7
0.813
Disease course, mean ± SD, months
3.12 ± 1.12
3.65 ± 1.49
0.376
Preoperative BCVA, logMAR ± SD
1.26 ± 0.78
1.39 ± 0.67
0.487
Intraocular pressure, median (range), mmHg
6–20
6–22
0.429
Average number of quadrants of retinal detachment range, n (%)
1 quadrant
16 (64.0)
14 (63.6)
0.725
2-3 quadrants
7 (28.0)
7 (31.8)
0.481
All 4 quadrants
2 (8.0)
1 (4.5)
0.396
Macular detachment, n (%)
15 (60.0)
15 (68.2)
0.557
With lattice degeneration and cystic degeneration, n (%)
17 (68.0)
15 (68.2)
0.891
BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity; logMAR: logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution; DVCE: drainage, viscoelastic injection, cryotherapy, and explant; DACE: drainage, air injection, cryotherapy, and explant.
