Table 2.
Surgical outcomes in eyes that received silicone oil tamponade or another tamponade for retinal detachment secondary to proliferative sickle cell retinopathy
No. (%) | |||
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Silicone oil tamponade | Other tamponade | P - value | |
No. of eyes | 28 (53.8) | 24 (46.2) | |
Mean preoperative BCVA | 20/704 | 20/530 | 0.57 |
Mean BCVA at last follow-up exam | 20/647 | 20/110 | 0.006 |
BCVA ≥ 20/40 | 2 (7.1) | 12 (50.0) | < 0.001 |
BCVA ≤ 20/200 | 16 (57.1) | 10 (41.7) | 0.27 |
Reattachment at 6 months | 15 (53.6) | 17 (70.8) | 0.20 |
BCVA = best-corrected visual acuity