Idiopathic Macula Hole (IMH)      

Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (RRD)

IMH vs RRD

 

Operated eyes

Fellow eyes

p Value*

Operated eyes

Fellow eyes (n=7)

p Value†

p Value‡

Total retina

          Nasal

312.2 (20.4)

286.6 (14.0)

0.003

301.4 (14.1)

291.7 (8.6)

1.000

0.717

          Superior

287.2 (20.0)

288.7 (10.0)

1.000

302.1 (14.8)

292.3 (9.1)

1.000

0.153

          Inferior

287.9 (16.8)

292.1 (9.8)

1.000

299.6 (13.3)

291.9 (11.7)

1.000

0.314

         Temporal

234.3 (20.3)

268.7 (10.4)

<0.001

281.0 (15.1)

271.6 (7.6)

1.000

<0.001

Inner retina

          Nasal

117.4 (12.7)

109.5 (14.6)

0.920

122.6 (12.6)

120.0 (9.1)

1.000

1.000

          Superior

113.4 (11.5)

122.1 (11.1)

0.579

137.0 (14.9)

129.4 (8.8)

1.000

<0.001

          Inferior

118.6 (10.7)

127.8 (13.2)

0.443

141.8 (13.1)

140.9 (8.5)

1.000

<0.001

         Temporal

72.5 (16.8)

97.9 (9.1)

0.001

113.3 (18.6)

103.3 (7.3)

0.973

<0.001

Outer retina

          Nasal

194.8 (22.3)

177.2 (9.3)

0.035

178.8 (6.8)

171.7 (10.7)

1.000

0.081

          Superior

173.8 (14.0)

166.6 (12.3)

1.000

165.1 (8.8)

162.9 (13.2)

1.000

0.665

          Inferior

169.4 (14.1)

164.3 (11.6)

1.000

157.8 (7.2)

151.0 (17.7)

1.000

0.271

         Temporal

161.8 (14.1)

170.8 (8.7)

0.562

167.7 (13.9)

168.3 (12.0)

1.000

1.000  

Data are mean micrometer (standard deviation) *Statistically significant difference between operated eyes and fellow eyes of patients with IMH after Bonferroni post hoc test †Statistically significant difference between operated eyes and fellow eyes of patients with RRD after Bonferroni post hoc test ‡Statistically significant difference between operated eyes of patients with IMH and those with RRD after Bonferroni post hoc test There are not significant differences between fellow eyes of patients with IMH and those with RRD after Bonferroni post hoc test (data not shown)
Table 3: Comparison of mean macular thickness (μm) at 1 mm form the center between idiopathic macula hole and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.