Canaloplasty versus Nonpenetrating Deep Sclerectomy: 2-Year Results and Quality of Life Assessment

Table 4

Complications and Additional procedures and their statistical comparison based on chi² test.

(a)

Complications	Phacocanaloplasty ()	Phaco-deep sclerectomy ()	value
	%/n	%/n
Hypotony < 7 d	35% (13)	34% (13)	0.933
Hypotony > 30 days	13% (5)	8% (3)	0.431
Flare in anterior chamber (AC)	8% (3)	3% (1)	0.291
Choroidal effusion	5% (2)	0	0.146
Bleb fibrosis	0	24% (9)	0.002
Hyphema	46% (17)	0	0.001
Erythrocytes in AC	27% (10)	0	0.001

(b)

Additional procedures	Phacocanaloplasty	Phaco-deep sclerectomy	value
	%/(n)	%/(n)
5-FU subconjunctival injections	0	95% (36); 3.75/person	0.001
Suture lysis	0	34% (13)	0.001
Goniopuncture	22% (8)	37% (14)	0.295
Needling	0	24% (9)	0.001