Table 1.
Baseline demographics and optical coherence tomography features of the fellow eye
| Bilateral group (n = 12) | Unilateral group (n = 197) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), years | 71.7 (4.8) | 70.6 (8.6) | 0.509* |
| Sex, male/female | 2/10 | 68/129 | 0.345† |
| Pseudophakia, n (%) | 2 (16.7) | 31 (15.7) | 1.0† |
| Interval between both eyes, median (range), months | 17 (5–83) | NA | |
| Vitreoretinal relationship, n (%) | |||
| No PVD | 2 (16.7) | 19 (9.6) | 0.352† |
| Perifoveal PVD | 7 (58.3) | 81 (41.1) | |
| Foveal PVD | 3 (25.0) | 74 (37.6) | |
| Complete PVD | 0 | 23 (11.7) | |
| Retinal abnormalities, n (%) | |||
| VMT | 3 (25.0) | 33 (16.8) | 0.438† |
| Epiretinal membrane | 4 (33.3) | 50 (25.4) | 0.512† |
| Outer retinal defects | 5 (41.7) | 13 (6.6) | 0.001† |
| Intraretinal splits | 4 (33.3) | 27 (13.7) | 0.083† |
| Pseudocysts | 4 (33.3) | 20 (10.2) | 0.036† |
| Foveolar detachment | 0 | 6 (3.0) | 1.0† |
MH Macular hole, NA Not applicable, PVD Posterior vitreous detachment, SD Standard deviation, VMT Vitreomacular traction
* Students t-test.
† Fisher’s exact test.
p-values that remain statistically significant after applying the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure for multiple testing are presented in bold.