Research Article
Comparison of 25- and 27-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Repairing Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Table 1
Perioperative demographic data of the patients.
| Characteristics | 25 gauge | 27 gauge | value |
| Number of eyes | 32 | 30 | — | Sex, male/female | 24/8 | 18/12 | 0.32 | Age (years), mean ± SD | 59 ± 13 | 55 ± 9 | 0.15 | Preoperative visual acuity (logMAR), mean ± SD | 0.44 ± 0.69 | 0.38 ± 0.61 | 0.73 | Visual acuity at the last visit (logMAR), mean ± SD | 0.07 ± 0.25 | −0.02 ± 0.17 | 0.16 | Preoperative intraocular pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD | 13.0 ± 3.5 | 14.3 ± 2.8 | 0.11 | Initial anatomical success | 30 (93.8%) | 29 (96.7%) | 1 | Final anatomical success | 32 (100%) | 30 (100%) | 1 | Number of breaks, mean ± SD | 1.6 ± 1.2 | 1.9 ± 1.2 | 0.30 | Location of breaks, superior/inferior/both/undetectable | 23/8/1/0 | 19/9/2/0 | 0.96 | Quadrant of retinal detachment, 1/2/3/4 | 10/17/4/1 | 10/17/3/0 | 0.99 | Macular detachment, macular on/macular off | 23/9 | 15/15 | 0.13 | The number of sclerotomies that required sutures | 9 | 4 | 0.30 | Operative time (min), mean ± SD | 103.3 ± 39.9 | 98.4 ± 28.3 | 0.77 | Lens status, phakic/pseudophakic/aphakic | 24/7/1 | 27/3/0 | 0.61 |
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