Peripheral Cystoid Degeneration Finding Using Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

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Table 1 Patient Characteristics and the Results of This Study

Characteristics	Group A N=27	Group B N=23	P-value
Age (years), mean ± SD	54.8 ± 12.0	59.1 ± 9.4	0.271
Sex, female/male	7 (25.9%)	5 (21.7%)	1
Success of peripheral detection using iOCT	27 (100%)	23 (100%)
Number of retinal breaks	1.81 ± 1.73	2.26 ± 1.36	0.064
Quadrant of retinal detachment	1.74 ± 0.76	1.78 ± 0.85	0.976
Cystoid degeneration
Around retinal break	5 (18.5%)	N/A
Detached retina	8 (29.6%)	N/A
Attached retina	14 (51.9%)	N/A

Notes: Group A: cystoid degeneration positive. Group B: cystoid degeneration negative

Abbreviations: iOCT, intraoperative optical coherence tomography; SD, standard deviation.

Figure 1 Peripheral cystoid degeneration around retinal break assessed by intraoperative optical coherence tomography (a 71-year-old-male).

Figure 2 Peripheral cystoid degeneration in detached retina assessed by intraoperative optical coherence tomography (a 49-year-old-female).

Figure 3 Peripheral cystoid degeneration in attached retina assessed by intraoperative optical coherence tomography (a 60-year-old-male).