Baseline characteristics categorical variables
| Preoperative parameter | n | Category: count (% of 360° laser group) | Category: count (% 360° laser group) | n | Category: count (% of focal laser group) | Category: count (% focal laser group) | P value |
| Gender | 42 | Male: 25 (59.5) | Female : 17 (40.5) | 30 | Male : 17 (56.7) | Female : 13 (43.3) | 1 |
| Diabetes | 42 | No diabetes: 40 (95.2) | Type II Diabetes: 2 (4.8) | 30 | No Diabetes : 30 (100.0) | 0.5070 | |
| Arterial hypertension | 42 | Yes: 24 (57.1) | No: 18 (42.9) | 30 | Yes: 8 (26.7) | No: 22 (73.3) | 0.0201 |
| Coronary artery disease | 42 | Yes: 9 (21.4) | No: 33 (78.6) | 30 | Yes: 2 (6.7) | No: 28 (93.3) | 0.1069 |
| Amblyopia of affected eye | 42 | Yes: 1 (2.4) | No: 41 (97.6) | 30 | Yes: 30 (100.0) | 1 | |
| Affected side | 42 | Right: 16 (38.1) | Left: 26 (61.9) | 30 | Right : 21 (70.0) | Left: 9 (30.0) | 0.0151 |
| Lens status | 42 | Pseudophakic: 24 (57.1) | Phakic: 18 (42.9) | 30 | Pseudophaki: 11 (36.7) | Phakic: 19 (63.3) | 0.1403 |
| Macula attached | 42 | Yes: 10 (23.8) | No: 32 (76.2) | 30 | Yes: 13 (43.3) | No: 17 (56.7) | 0.1348 |