Statistically significant differences were observed when comparing the QOL gain in the surgical group for
retinal detachment surgery and vitrectomy in comparison to all other surgical groups (fig. 1, Tukey-Kramer test, p !
0.0001). The QOL gain decreased in the following statistically significant sequence: retinal detachment, vitrectomy,
two statistically indistinguishable groups (silicone oil removal, non-diabetic cataract group) and finally the diabetic
cataract group