Table 1.

 Demographics of 17 eyes with pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology and post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications

Age range	22–63 years
Mean myopia	−11.0 D
Mean time interval (LASIK to vitreoretinal complications)	8.8 months
Within 12 months	14 (82.3%)
>12 months and ⩽24 months	2 (11.8%)
36 months	1 (5.9%)
Mean follow up time (post-LASIK)	9.6 months
Pre-LASIK
Lattice only	10 (58.8%)
Lattice and breaks	6 eyes (35.3%)
Break only	1 eye (5.9%)
Post-LASIK
Breaks only	9 eyes (52.9%)
Retinal detachment	8 eyes (47.1%)
Mean preop BCVA	0.18 LOGMAR (20/30)
Mean postop BCVA	0.40 LOGMAR (20/50)
Documented vitreous status	10 eyes
Pre-LASIK PVA followed by post-LASIK PVD	8 eyes

D, dioptres; preop, preretinal repair; BCVA, best corrected visual acuity;

logMAR, log (10) of reciprocal of Snellen visual acuity; postop,

post-retinal repair; PVA, posterior vitreous attachment; PVD, posterior vitreous detachment.