Advantages of diabetic tractional retinal detachment repair

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics of 21 patients who underwent small-gauge vitrectomy during 2011–2013

Number of eyes	24
Number of patients	21
Mean follow-up (months), mean ± SD (range)	13.3±7.6 (4–30)
Sex (male/female)	13/8
Mean age (years), mean ± SD (range)	55.9±12.5 (22–79)
Diabetes mellitus (type 1/type 2)	3/18
Mean maximal HbA1C, %	11.5%±2.7%
(mean ± SD), range, %a	(6.4%–17.7%)
Hypertension, n (%)	17 (81.0)
Hyperlipidemia, n (%)	16 (76.2)
Chronic renal failure, n (%)	10 (47.6)
Ischemic heart disease, n (%)	9 (42.9)
Mean number of emergency hospitalizations, 2011–2013 (range)	2.3±2.1 (0–7)

Notes:

a Normal range: 4.0%–5.7%.

Abbreviations: HbA_1C, hemoglobin A_1C; SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 Intraoperative and postoperative complications in 24 cases that underwent small-gauge vitrectomy during 2011–2013

	Percentage
Intraoperative complications
Retinal breaks	41.7
Vitreous hemorrhage	37.5
20 G conversion	8.3
Unplanned cataract extraction	8.3
Choroidal detachment	4.2
Postoperative complications
Vitreous hemorrhage	54.2
Glaucoma	20.8
Reoperation	20.8
Retinal detachment	12.5
Dislocated PCIOL	4.2
Epiretinal membrane	29.2
Macular hole	8.3

Abbreviation: PCIOL, posterior chamber intraocular lens.

Figure 1 Postoperative versus preoperative visual acuity (LogMAR).

Note: P<0.05, significant difference compared with preoperative visual acuity.
Abbreviations: LogMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; OP, operative.

Figure 2 Linear regression analysis of the relationship between preoperative and postoperative visual acuity (VA).

Note: No correlation was observed between these two variants (Pearson’s correlation coefficient, r=−0.1, P=0.7).
Abbreviation: LogMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution.