Demographics of 17 eyes with pre-LASIK vitreoretinal pathology and post-LASIK vitreoretinal complications
| D, dioptres; preop, preretinal repair; BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; | |
| logMAR, log (10) of reciprocal of Snellen visual acuity; postop, | |
| post-retinal repair; PVA, posterior vitreous attachment; PVD, posterior vitreous detachment. | |
| Age range | 22–63 years |
| Mean myopia | −11.0 D |
| Mean time interval (LASIK to vitreoretinal complications) | 8.8 months |
| Within 12 months | 14 (82.3%) |
| >12 months and ⩽24 months | 2 (11.8%) |
| 36 months | 1 (5.9%) |
| Mean follow up time (post-LASIK) | 9.6 months |
| Pre-LASIK | |
| Lattice only | 10 (58.8%) |
| Lattice and breaks | 6 eyes (35.3%) |
| Break only | 1 eye (5.9%) |
| Post-LASIK | |
| Breaks only | 9 eyes (52.9%) |
| Retinal detachment | 8 eyes (47.1%) |
| Mean preop BCVA | 0.18 LOGMAR (20/30) |
| Mean postop BCVA | 0.40 LOGMAR (20/50) |
| Documented vitreous status | 10 eyes |
| Pre-LASIK PVA followed by post-LASIK PVD | 8 eyes |