Table 1: Baseline clinical characteristics of the patients with diabetic macular edema.

Characteristics
No. of eyes 56
Sex (male/female) 29/23
Mean age mean ± SD (range) 62.3 ± 9.24 (42-84)
Stage of diabetic retinopathy, n (%)
   Non-PDR*, n (%) 53 (94.6)
   PDR, n (%) 3 (5.4)
Phakic lens status, n (%) 45 (80.4)
Case of PVD incomplete, n (%) 44 (78.6)

*non-PDR = All eyes included in this study had severe NPDR (eyes with mild or moderate NPDR were not included). n = number of eyes, SD = Standard Deviation, PDR = Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, PVD = Posterior Vitreous Detachment.