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Eyes were classified into two groups: (1) justified laser, when SS-OCT confirmed vitreoretinal traction and\/or subretinal fluid beneath the neurosensory retina; and (2) non-justified laser, when SS-OCT did not confirm these criteria. Using this SS-OCT-guided UWF approach, we found that 25.1% of eyes that initially qualified for laser based on clinical examination did not meet the SS-OCT criteria. Patients in the justified laser group were significantly younger than those in the non-justified group. Horseshoe retinal tears, lattice degeneration and snail-track degenerations, multiple lesions, and lesions located in the far and mid-periphery were significantly more frequent in the justified laser group than in the non-justified group. By contrast, the prevalence of operculated holes, bilateral lesions, and degenerative lesions in patients with a retinal detachment in the fellow eye did not differ between groups. 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