Table 1. Patients' demographics and comparisons of preoperative clinical characteristics between eyes with and without subretinal fluid at 1 month.
| All sample (64 eyes) | SRF at 1 month (40 eyes) | No SRF at 1 month (24 eyes) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 58.8±14.4 | 57.2±15.5 | 61.4±12.2 | 0.3a |
| Male/female | 39/25 | 23/17 | 16/8 | 0.6b |
| Symptoms duration, days | 7.3±5.7 | 7.4±6.0 | 7.0±5.4 | 0.7c |
| Preoperative BCVA, logMAR | 1.4±0.8 | 1.3±0.8 | 1.6±0.7 | 0.1c |
| Phakic/pseudophakic | 43/21 | 30/10 | 13/11 | 0.1b |
| Retinal detachment extent, quadrants | 2.2±0.7 | 2.2 ±0.7 | 2.4 ±0.7 | 0.3c |
| Maximum height of the retinal detachment, microns (available data) | 787±321 (36) | 747±317 (20) | 837±329 (16) | 0.3c |
| Undulation of the photoreceptor layer, No. of eyes (available data) | 43(54) | 25 (33) | 18 (21) | 0.5b |
| Cystoid changes in the inner nuclear layer, No. of eyes (available data) | 21 (54) | 10 (32) | 11 (22) | 0.3b |
| Cystoid or diffuse oedema in the outer nuclear layer, No. of eyes (available data) | 49 (54) | 30 (33) | 19(21) | 1.0b |
Abbreviations: BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity; logMAR, logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution; SRF, sub-retinal fluid.
Values are mean±SD unless otherwise indicated.
a
Unpaired t-test with Levene's test for equality of variances.
b
Fisher's exact test.
c
Mann–Whitney U-test.