Table 2

Prevalence of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) by ocular diseases (no of eyes (%))

CPVD with collapseCPVD without collapsePPVD with TPVCPPVD without TPVCTotal
Age 77 (54.6)1 (0.7)1 (0.7)62 (44.0)141
Uveitis21 (28.4)23 (31.3)18 (24.3)12 (16.2)74
High myopia55 (83.3)2 (3.0)1 (1.5)8 (12.2)66
PDR0 (0)0 (0)30 (90.1)3 (9.9)33
BRVO8 (29.6)1 (3.7)10 (37.1)8 (29.6)27
NPDR11 (47.8)2 (8.7)2 (8.7)8 (34.8)23
CRVO6 (30.0)8 (40.0)2 (10.0)4 (20.0)20
  • Age indicates age related change without evidence of vitreoretinal disease.

  • CPVD = complete posterior vitreous detachment; PPVD = partial posterior vitreous detachment; TPVC = thickened posterior vitreous cortex; PDR = proliferative diabetic retinopathy; NPDR = non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy; BRVO = branch retinal vein occlusion; CRVO = central retinal vein occlusion.

  • p<0.0001; aged − uveitis aged − high myopia; aged − PDR; aged CRVO; uveitis − high myopia; uveitis − PDR; high myopia − PDR; high myopia − BRVO; high myopia − CRVO; PDR − NPDR; PDR − CRVO.

  • p<0.001; aged − BRVO.

  • p<0.005; aged − NPDR, aged − high myopia; aged − PDR; aged − BRVO; PDR − BRVO.

  • p<0.01; aged − BRVO; high myopia − NPDR; BRVO − CRVO.

  • p<0.05; uveitis − BRVO; uveitis − NPDR.

  • p>0.1; BRVO − NPDR; NPDR − CRVO.

  • p>0.5; uveitis − CRVO.