Author | PFV type n (%) | Surgical repair n (%) | Eyes with PFV surgery, n | Mean age, months (range) | Mean follow-up, months (range) | Lens status n (%) | Preoperative visual acuity: n (%) | Postoperative visual acuity: n (%) | Postoperative complications n (%) |
Sisk et al19 | Anterior 26 (37) Posterior 7 (10) Combined 37 (53) | Lensectomy 9 (13) Vitrectomy 3 (4) Lensectomy/vitrectomy 58 (83) | 70 | 2.25 (0–252) | 47* (6–324) | Aphakic 61 (87) Pseudo 6 (9) Phakic 3 (4) | LogMAR 1.2±0.5 6 (14) TAC 0.3–3.2 c/cm 6 (14) CF 7 (10) CSM 1 (1) F&F 3 (4) No F&F 7 (10) BR 40 (57) | LogMAR 1.24±0.6 27(39) TAC 0.23–9.8 c/cm 7 (10) CF/HM 5 (7) CSM 1 (1) F&F 12 (17) No F&F 5 (7) LP 2 (3) NLP 11 (23) | Retinal detachment 15 (21) Glaucoma 8 (11) |
Karacorlu et al20 | Anterior 5 (11) Posterior 5 (11) Combined 34 (78) | Sequential lensectomy then vitrectomy 7 (36) Lensectomy/vitrectomy 32 (73) Vitrectomy 5 (11) | 44 | 3 (1–36) | 37.2 (12–164) | Aphakic 38 (87) Pseudo 1 (2) Phakic 5 (11) | LogMAR 3.0† 2 (5) CSM/F&F 42 (95) | LogMAR 1.15±0.6 14(32) CSM/F&F 21 (48) LP/NLP- 9 (20) | Retinal tear 3 (7) Retinal detachment 6 (14) Glaucoma 6 (14) Strabismus 26 (63) |
Tartarella et al23 | Anterior 5 (9) Posterior 6 (11) Combined 42 (79) | Lensectomy 20 (5) Lensectomy/anterior vitrectomy‡ 18 (47) | 38 | 14 (1–48) | 44 | Aphakic 5 (13) Pseudo 15 (40) Phakic 15 (40) | LogMAR 0.88 to LP 38 (100) | LogMAR≤0.3 3 (8) LogMAR 0.3–1 17 (45) LogMAR≥1 12 (32) NLP 3 (8) | Retinal detachment 2 (5) Glaucoma 4 (11) Vitreous haemorrhage 2 (5) |
Hunt et al30 | Anterior 15 (27) Posterior 7 (13) Combined 33 (60) | Lensectomy 11 (35) Lensectomy/vitrectomy 20 (65) | 31 | 2.6* (0–15) | 28 (1–116) | Aphakic 29 (94) Pseudo 2 (6) | F&F 10 (30) No F&F 2 (6) LP 4 (12) | LogMAR 1.2±0.4 14(45) F&F 2 (6) No F&F 1 (3) LP 4 (13) NLP 7 (23) | Retinal detachment 4 (13) Glaucoma 5 (16) Strabismus 19 (61) |
Current study | Anterior 4 (9) Posterior 1 (2) Combined 41 (89) | Lensectomy 14 (44) Vitrectomy 3 (9) Sequential lensectomy then vitrectomy 3 (9) Lensectomy/vitrectomy 11 (34) Laser retinopexy 1 (3) | 32 | 10 (1–101) | 33 (1–108) | Aphakic 22 (69) Pseudo 6 (19) Phakic 4 (13) | LogMAR 0.3±0.1 2 (6) F&F 6 (19) LP 22 (69) NLP 2 (6) | LogMAR 0.54±0.4 8 (25) F&F 15 (47) CF 1 (3) LP 4 (13) NLP 4 (13) | Retinal detachment 3 (9) Glaucoma 8 (25) Strabismus 29 (91) |
All cited studies were retrospective in study design.
*Median value as mean not reported.
†Two patients with visual acuity of 20/20 000; LogMAR equivalent 3.0.
‡Anterior vitrectomy=opening of anterior hyaloid, without full core vitrectomy.
BR, blink reflex; CF, count fingers; CSM, central, steady, maintained; F&F, fix and follow; FM, form vision; HM, hand motion; NLP, no light perception; PFV, persistent fetal vasculature; TAC, Teller acuity cards.