Anatomical and Functional Results Following 23-Gauge Primary Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Superior versus Inferior Breaks

Table 1

Distribution of preoperative variables in superior and inferior groups.

Characteristics	Superior break group	Inferior break group	value
Age (y) [mean (SD)]	64 (±12)	66 (±12)	0.6^b
Male/female (%)	74/40 (65/35)	33/9 (79/21)	0.12^a
Presurgery visual acuity (logMAR)	1.2 (0.7)	1.37 (0.9)	0.8^b
IOL status (yes/no) (%)	57/58 (50/50)	24/21 (53/47)	0.7^a
Macula status (on/off) (%)	26/89 (23/77)	12/33 (27/73)	0.36^a

^a value obtained using Fisher’s exact test; ^b value obtained using the Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon test.