Table 3.
Occurrence of additional intraocular surgery during the first year after initial cataract surgery according to PFV diagnosis and treatment
| Number of patients (%) with one or more additional intraocular surgeriesa |
P valuea | 95% CI for difference between percentages |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No PFV | PFV | |||
| Treatment groups combined |
23/65 (35%) | 7/18 (39%) | 0.79 | −29% to 22% |
| Treatment = CL | 4/31 (13%) | 3/11 (27%) | 0.35 | −43% to 14% |
| Treatment = IOL | 19/34 (56%) | 4/7 (57%) | 0.99 | −41% to 39% |
CI, confidence interval; CL, contact lens; IOL, intraocular lens PFV, persistent fetal vasculature.
a
Fisher exact test comparing percentages between patients with and without a cataract diagnosis involving PFV.