Demographics of patients
| Characteristic | n | Mean | SD | Median | IQR | Minimum | Maximum |
| Age (years) | 132 | 67.8 | 7.55 | 67.5 | 63–73 | 51 | 85 |
| Duration of symptoms (months) | 127 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Preoperative VA (logMAR) | 132 | 0.8 | 0.32 | 0.78 | 0.6–1 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Hole diameter (μm) | 128 | 426.3 | 141.69 | 406 | 345–500 | 174 | 810 |
| Postoperative VA (logMAR) | 132 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 0.3 | 0.18–0.6 | −0.1 | 3 |
| Sex (women) (%) | 96 | 72.7 | |||||
| Laterality (right) (%) | 84 | 63.6 | |||||
| Operator (consultant) (%) | 77 | 58.3 | |||||
| Visual success (>6/12) (%) | 44 | 33.3 |
IQR, interquartile range; logMAR, logarithm of minimum angle of resolution; VA, visual acuity.