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| Variable | Summary Statistics |
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| Demographics |
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| Age, years; mean (SD) | 58.68 (16.69) |
| Sex, no. of female (%) | 25 (66) |
| Race/ethnicity, no. of participants (%) | |
| Black | 13 (34) |
| White | 15 (39) |
| Hispanic | 4 (11) |
| Asian | 1 (3) |
| Unknown | 5 (13) |
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| Medical and ocular history |
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| Hypertension, no. of participants (%) | 25 (66) |
| Diabetes mellitus, no. of participants (%) | 14 (37) |
| Autoimmune diseases, no. of participants (%) | 2 (5) |
| Preoperative visual acuity | |
| Visual acuity, 10 × logMAR; mean (SD) | 10.93 (8.73) |
| Visual acuity, 20/40 or better; no. of eyes (%) | 12 (29) |
| Visual acuity, count figures or worse; no. of eyes (%) | 15 (36) |
| Diagnosis, no. of eyes (%) | |
| Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) | 16 (38) |
| Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) | 13 (31) |
| Inflammatory glaucoma | 3 (7) |
| Other | 10 (24) |
| Preoperative IOP, mm Hg; mean (SD) | 33.37 (14.46) |
| Preoperative IOP-lowering medications, no.; mean (SD) | 3.62 (0.85) |
| Previous ocular surgery, no. of eyes (%) | 27 (64) |
| Glaucoma surgery | 13 (31) |
| Trabeculectomy | 11 (26) |
| Panretinal photocoagulation | 11 (26) |
| Cyclophotocoagulation | 1 (2) |
| Selective laser trabeculoplasty | 5 (12) |
| Retina surgery | 5 (12) |
| Vitrectomy | 2 (5) |
| Cataract surgery | 20 (48) |
| Posterior chamber intraocular lens | 18 (43) |
| Anterior chamber intraocular lens | 2 (5) |
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| Tube shunt implantation parameters |
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| Type of glaucoma drainage device implanted, no. of eyes (%) | |
| Baerveldt 350 | 30 (71) |
| Baerveldt 250 | 3 (7) |
| Ahmed FP7 | 8 (19) |
| Ahmed S2 | 1 (2) |
| Shunt placement, no. of eyes (%) | |
| Inferior nasal | 2 (5) |
| Superior temporal | 40 (95) |
| Conjunctival suture, no. of eyes (%) | |
| 8-0 nylon | 1 (2) |
| 8-0 polyglactin 910 | 39 (93) |
| Unknown | 2 (5) |
| Patch suture, no. of eyes (%) | |
| 8-0 nylon | 4 (10) |
| 8-0 polyglactin 910 | 23 (55) |
| 10-0 nylon | 10 (24) |
| 10-0 polyglactin 910 | 1 (2) |
| Unknown | 4 (9) |
| Plate anchor suture, no. of eyes (%) | |
| 5-0 nylon | 2 (5) |
| 8-0 nylon | 33 (79) |
| 9-0 nylon | 2 (5) |
| 10-0 nylon | 1 (2) |
| 5-0 polyethylene terephthalate | 4 (10) |
| Tube occlusion suture, no. of eyes (%) | |
| 8-0 nylon | 33 (79) |
| Unknown | 9 (21) |
| Obturator suture, no. of eyes (%) | |
| 3-0 polypropylene | 31 (74) |
| Unknown | 11 (26) |
| Tube anchor suture, no. of eyes (%) | |
| 8-0 nylon | 36 (86) |
| 10-0 nylon | 4 (10) |
| Unknown | 2 (5) |
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