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Table 4 Comparison between cases of retinal detachment and controls regarding previous eye surgery and its complications, Ain Shams Outpatient Ophthalmology clinic, Cairo, Egypt, 2018

From: Neglected cause of retinal detachment: a hospital-based case-control study on occupational heavy lifting as a risk factor

Variable

Control

n (%)

Case

n (%)

Chi-square

p value

Previous eye surgery

No

88(53)

78(47)

19.04

< 0.0001*

Yes

25(25.5)

73(74.5)

Complications of eye surgery

No complications

24(31.2)

53(68.8)

3.81#

0.061

Vitreous loss

1(6.7)

14(93.3)

  1. * Significant
  2. # Fisher’s exact test