Table 1.
Material (n = 60 Eyes)*
| ERM-F | % | LMH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | ||||
| Operations (eyes) | 30/60 | 50% | 30/60 | 50% | |
| Gender (patients) | Whole group (n=58) | 28 | 30 | ||
| Women | 21/28 | 75% | 12/30 | 40% | |
| Men | 7/28 | 25% | 18/30 | 60% | |
| Age range, whole group | 52 – 84 years | 51 – 84 years | |||
| Young | 16/30 | 53% | 14/30 | 47% | |
| Old | 14/30 | 47% | 16/30 | 53% | |
| Eyes operated | Left | 16/30 | 53% | 8/30 | 27% |
| Right | 14/30 | 47% | 22/30 | 73% | |
| Median FU time (mo) | Whole group | 27 | 26 | ||
| Young | 21 | 38 | |||
| Old | 30 | 16 | |||
| Preoperative VA | <0.5 decimal (worst) | 12 | |||
| >0.5 decimal (best) | 11 | ||||
| <0.4 decimal | 11 | ||||
| >0.4 decimal | 9 | ||||
| EP | 0 | 21 | |||
| 8/14 | 57% | ||||
| 6/14 | 43% | ||||
| 13/16 | 81% | ||||
| 3/16 | 19% | ||||
| EZ defects | 2 | 15 | |||
| Young, EZ defect | 1/16 | 6% | 6/14 | 43% | |
| Young, no EZ defect | 15/16 | 94% | 8/14 | 57% | |
| Old, EZ defect | 1/14 | 7% | 9/16 | 56% | |
| Old, no EZ defect | 13/14 | 93% | 7/16 | 44% | |
| ELM defects | 2 | 10 | |||
| Young, ELM defect | 1/16 | 6% | 3/14 | 21% | |
| Young, no ELM defect | 15/16 | 94% | 11/14 | 79% | |
| Old, ELM defect | 1/14 | 7% | 7/16 | 44% | |
| Old, no ELM defect | 13/14 | 93% | 9/16 | 56% |
Note: *Unless otherwise indicated, data are given in number of eyes.
Abbreviations: ERM-F: epiretinal membrane foveoschisis; LMH: lamellar macular hole; ELM: external limiting membrane; EP: epiretinal proliferation; EZ: ellipsoid zone; FU: follow-up; old: >70 years; young: ≤70 years; VA: visual acuity. *Unless otherwise indicated, data are given in number of eyes.