Risk factors for giant retinal tears.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the risk factors associated with giant retinal tears.


METHODS
This retrospective study was performed on medical records of 150 patients who had undergone retinal detachment surgery. Age, sex, history of trauma, lens status (phakic, pseudophakic, or aphakic), and high myopia were evaluated in association with giant retinal tears.


RESULTS
Of 150 patients with retinal detachments, 99 subjects (66%) were older than 30 years while 51 (34%) were 30 years of age or younger. Overall, 26 (17.3%) patients had giant retinal tears. Controlling for all variables, only age had a significant correlation with giant retinal tears. Each year of advancing age was associated with a 6% decrease in the incidence of giant retinal tears.


CONCLUSIONS
Young age is a significant risk factor for development of giant retinal tears.
Poostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Morteza
M
Mehdizadeh
Mehrdad
M
Afarid
Mohammad Shabanpour
MS
Haqiqi