Table 2.

Summary of key clinical variables for patients undergoing early PPV versus those undergoing either tap and injection (T&I) or delayed vitrectomy

	Early PPV	T&I/Late PPV	Probability
Age	78.5 years	75.5 years	0.09
Presenting acuity	2.34 ± 0.37 logMAR	1.81 ± 0.76 logMAR	0.0001
Cause (CS/IVI)	21/55	28/86	0.297
Change in acuity (3 months vs presenting)	−1.47 ± 0.76 logMAR	−1.14 ± 0.90 logMAR	0.007
Proportion ≥ 20/40 at 3 months	0.243	0.126	0.047
Proportion positive cultures	0.73	0.36	9.4 × 10–7

Bold indicates statistically significant values

Data are from a retrospective analysis of 185 patients presenting to Sydney Eye Hospital over a 5-year period up to December 2017

CS cataract surgery, IVI intravitreal injection