Table 1.
Characteristics of 21 patients who underwent small-gauge vitrectomy during 2011–2013
| Number of eyes | 24 |
| Number of patients | 21 |
| Mean follow-up (months), mean ± SD (range) | 13.3±7.6 (4–30) |
| Sex (male/female) | 13/8 |
| Mean age (years), mean ± SD (range) | 55.9±12.5 (22–79) |
| Diabetes mellitus (type 1/type 2) | 3/18 |
| Mean maximal HbA1C, % | 11.5%±2.7% |
| (mean ± SD), range, %a | (6.4%–17.7%) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 17 (81.0) |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 16 (76.2) |
| Chronic renal failure, n (%) | 10 (47.6) |
| Ischemic heart disease, n (%) | 9 (42.9) |
| Mean number of emergency hospitalizations, 2011–2013 (range) | 2.3±2.1 (0–7) |
Notes:
a
Normal range: 4.0%–5.7%.
Abbreviations: HbA1C, hemoglobin A1C; SD, standard deviation.