Purpose:
To investigate the predisposing clinical parameters and characteristics of fundus imaging of patients with persistent subretinal fluid (PSF) after successful repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
Methods:
A retrospective study recruiting 57 patients was conducted. All patients underwent pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade. Patients were divided into two groups: patients presenting PSF by the time of silicone oil removal as PSF group and patients presenting no PSF by the time of silicone oil removal as control group. All patients were followed up for 3 months or longer after primary surgery. Ophthalmic examinations, including fundus photography and optical coherence tomography, were performed.
Results:
There were significant differences between the two groups in average age, durations of preoperative symptoms, and type of retinal breaks (P