Limited Vitrectomy versus Complete Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membranes: A Comparative Multicenter Trial

Table 1

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of eyes in limited versus complete vitrectomy group.

Variable	Limited vitrectomy (n = 65)	Complete vitrectomy (n = 74)	value
Age (years)	71.03 ± 5.6	73.2 ± 7.8	0.06
Gender (% men)	35 (54%)	38 (51%)	0.77
Eye (% right eye)	38 (58%)	43 (58%)	0.96
BCVA (logMAR)	0.6 ± 0.1	0.5 ± 0.2	0.13
Central macular thickness (μ)	428 ± 93	454 ± 100	0.14
Previous h/o retinal laser	9 (14%)	8 (11%)	0.22
Lens status: clear lens	7 (11%)	6 (8%)	0.01
Cataractous lens	41 (63%)	29 (39%)
Pseudophakia	17 (26%)	39 (53%)
Coexistent glaucoma (%)	3 (5%)	6 (8%)	0.40
Coexistent retinal pathology (%)
Peripheral degenerations	3 (5%)	0	0.34
Diabetic retinopathy	2 (3%)	1 (1.3%)
High myopia	0	2 (2.7%)
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV)	1 (1.3%)	0