Clinical Study
Short-Term Observation of Ultrasonic Cyclocoagulation in Chinese Patients with End-Stage Refractory Glaucoma: A Retrospective Study
| Groups | 6 sectors | 8 sectors | All | |
| Number of patients | 43 | 18 | 61 | — | Age, mean (range), y | 59.2 (27–86) | 52.5 (22–77) | 57.2 (22–86) | 0.130 | Sex (male/female) | 28/15 | 6/12 | 34/27 | 0.023 | Diagnosis (n (%)) | | POAG | 7 (16.3) | 3 (16.7) | 10 (16.4) | 0.867 | PACG | 14 (32.6) | 4 (22.2) | 18 (29.5) | — | NVG | 19 (44.2) | 10 (55.6) | 29 (47.5) | — | Traumatic | 3 (7.0) | 1 (5.6) | 4 (6.6) | — | Glaucoma surgery | | 0.360 | Trabeculectomy | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | AC penetration | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Vision acuity | | NLP | 37 | 18 | 55 | — | CF-LP | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | Follow-up completed | 35/43 (81.4) | 17/18 (94.4) | 52/61(85.2) | — |
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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. |