Patient and retinal characteristics (mean (SD); range)
| Number | 225 |
| Females/males | 88/137 |
| Age (years) | 51.55 (18.45) (4–89) |
| Refractive error (dioptres) | −2.55 (6.33) (−25.0 to + 5.50) |
| Follow up time (months) | 17.37 (14.40) (median, 12.03; 3.02 to 67.42) |
| Indications for surgery: | |
| Proliferate diabetic retinopathy | 40 |
| Proliferate vitreoretinopathy (PVR) | 185 |
| Because of: | |
| Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment | 122 |
| Penetrating ocular injuries | 30 |
| Ocular contusion with haemophthalmos and retinal detachment | 13 |
| Macular hole with retinal detachment in highly myopic eyes | 11 |
| Other reasons (acute postoperative infectious endophthalmitis with iatrogenic retinal defects; status after expulsive haemorrhage | 9 |