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Purpose: To classify the clinical characteristics that might identify patients who may not require next-day follow-up following routine vitreoretinal intervention.Methods: Prospective case series.Results: The only statistically significant factors for raised intraocular pressure (IOP) were gas tamponade and preoperative raised IOP. 44.7% (17/38) of patients with preoperative IOP [ge] 20 mmHg had postoperative IOP [ge] 30 mmHg while 8.6% (17/197) of patients with preoperative IOP < 20 mmHg had postoperative IOP [ge] 30 mmHg (p = 0.0001). Phacoemulsification did not increase risk for a postoperative IOP spike. There was a 20[ndash]21% risk of postoperative IOP > 30 mmHg for patients with gas tamponade. All patients with no tamponade with IOP > 30 mmHg had preoperative IOP [ge] 20 mmHg.Conclusion: Uncomp

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