Clinical Study

Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation for Refractory Glaucoma in a Tertiary Hospital in Brazil

Table 2

Comparison between baseline and postoperative visual acuity, intraocular pressure, and glaucoma medications.

ParametersBaselinePostoperative value

Visual acuity ()
 Mean ± SD1.13 ± 0.681.23 ± 0.640.021
IOP
 Mean ± SD29.00 ± 9.7216.69 ± 7.08<0.001
Glaucoma medications
 Mean ± SD3.50 ± 0.672.44 ± 1.27<0.001

SD: standard deviation; IOP: intraocular pressure.