Table 6. Type of retinal break among eyes with retinal detachment.
| Variable |
Frequency (% within sex) |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of retinal break | Male No (%) | Female No (%) | No (%) |
| Not identified | 31 (45.6%) | 11 (42.3%) | 42 (44.7%) |
| U-tear | 12 (17.6%) | 7 (26.9%) | 19 (20.2%) |
| Operculated | 3 (4.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (3.2%) |
| Atrophic hole (peripheral) only | 4 (5.9%) | 1 (3.8%) | 5 (5.3%) |
| Macular hole | 3 (4.4%) | 3 (11.5%) | 6 (6.4%) |
| Giant tear | 2 (2.9%) | 1 (3.8%) | 3 (3.2%) |
| Dialyses | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (3.8%) | 2 (2.1%) |
| Macular hole + giant tear | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.1%) |
| U-tear + macular hole | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.1%) |
| U-tear + dialyses | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.1%) |
| U-tear + atrophic hole (peripheral) | 6 (8.8%) | 2 (7.7%) | 8 (8.5%) |
| Macular hole + atrophic hole (peripheral) | 3 (4.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (3.2%) |
| Total | 68 (100.0%) | 26 (100.0%) | 94 (100.0%) |