Clinical Study

Short-Term Observation of Ultrasonic Cyclocoagulation in Chinese Patients with End-Stage Refractory Glaucoma: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Patient demographics.

Groups6 sectors8 sectorsAll

Number of patients431861
Age, mean (range), y59.2 (27–86)52.5 (22–77)57.2 (22–86)0.130
Sex (male/female)28/156/1234/270.023
Diagnosis (n (%))
 POAG7 (16.3)3 (16.7)10 (16.4)0.867
 PACG14 (32.6)4 (22.2)18 (29.5)
 NVG19 (44.2)10 (55.6)29 (47.5)
 Traumatic3 (7.0)1 (5.6)4 (6.6)
Glaucoma surgery0.360
 Trabeculectomy10212
 AC penetration101
Vision acuity
 NLP371855
 CF-LP606
Follow-up completed35/43 (81.4)17/18 (94.4)52/61(85.2)

POAG: primary open-angle glaucoma; PACG: primary angle closure glaucoma; NVG: neovascular glaucoma; AC: anterior chamber; NLP: no light perception; CF: count finger; LP: light perception. Fisher’s exact test.