Foveal features on fundus photography and optical coherence tomography, compared between insertion and inverted flap groups
| Insertion group (%) | Inverted flap group (%) | P values | |
| Foveal discolouration | 86.7 (13/15) | 7.7 (2/26) | <0.001* |
| Foveal configuration | 0.283† | ||
| U-shaped | 60.0 (9/15) | 76.9 (20/26) | 0.300* |
| V-shaped | 13.3 (2/15) | 7.7 (2/26) | 0.615* |
| W-shaped | 26.7 (4/15) | 15.4 (4/26) | 0.434* |
| Unclosed/open | 0.0 (0/15) | 0.0 (0/26) | |
| Complete recovery of outer retinal layer | |||
| EZ | 0.0 (0/15) | 26.9 (7/26) | 0.035* |
| ELM | 0.0 (0/15) | 69.2 (18/26) | <0.001* |
*Fisher’s exact test.
†Linear-by-linear association.
ELM, external limiting membrane; EZ, ellipsoid zone.