Table 1.
Preoperative demographics of patients in three groups.
| Total (n = 60) | Group I (n = 19) | Group II (n = 20) | Group III (n = 21) |
p
I versus II |
p
II versus III |
p
I versus III |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 64.4 ± 7.6 | 65.7 ± 7.4 | 64.0 ± 8.1 | 63.4 ± 7.4 | 0.489 | 0.815 | 0.329 |
| M/F | 25/35 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 8/13 | 1.000 | 0.756 | 1.000 |
| Phakia | 26 (43.3%) | 8 (42.1%) | 8 (40%) | 10 (47.6%) | 1.000 | 0.756 | 0.761 |
| LogMAR | 0.79 ± 0.42 | 0.80 ± 0.40 | 0.82 ± 0.48 | 0.77 ± 0.40 | 0.859 | 0.700 | 0.827 |
| CFT (μm) | 491.5 ± 114.8 | 480.1 ± 102.6 | 501.7 ± 13.27 | 491.4 ± 111.6 | 0.585 | 0.790 | 0.754 |
CFT: central foveal thickness; ERM: epiretinal membrane; F: female; Group I: ERM removal without ILM peeling; Group II: ERM removal and whole-piece ILM peeling; Group III: ERM removal and maculorrhexis ILM peeling; ILM: internal limiting membrane; LogMAR: logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; M: male; yrs: years.