Research Article

A Comparison between Tube Surgery, ND:YAG Laser and Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation in the Management of Refractory Glaucoma

Table 10

Mean inpatient treatment time for the three groups of patients. A “day-case” admission was recorded as staying in hospital for 1 day.

Mean hospital stay (SD, range)

CycloYAG patients1.4 days (0.8, 1–10 days)
Cyclodiode patients1.2 days (0.6, 1–3 days)
Tube patients4.8 days (1.6, 1–10 days)
value<0.0005

Statistical significance (Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA).