Reduction in Ocular Hypotensive Eyedrops by Ab Interno Trabeculotomy Improves Not Only Ocular Surface Condition But Also Quality of Vision

Table 1

Demographics: comparison of general ophthalmic status before and after the operation (Table 2).

Number of subjects	30 eyes/22 subjects
Male : female	8 : 14
Age	72.2 ± 7.9 yrs
Type of glaucoma
POAG	18 eyes
PEX	5 eyes
Others	7 eyes
Alone versus combined	8 versus 22
Preoperative VA (logMAR)	0.104 ± 0.179
HFA MD (program 24-2)	−12.7 ± 7.6 dB
mpNFLT	60.3 ± 10.4 μM
Pre-IOP	20.3 ± 5.2 mmHg
Refractive error	−3.2 ± 4.7 diopter
Phakia versus pseudophakia	28 versus 2
Systemic disease
CKD	2
Basedow	1
HT	1
Total number of eyedrops	3.4 ± 0.8
Number of ocular hypotensive eyedrops	3.2 ± 0.7

POAG: primary open-angle glaucoma; PEX: pseudoexfoliation glaucoma; MAR: minimum angle resolution; HFA: Humphrey field analyzer; MD: mean deviation; mpNFLT: mean peripapillary nerve fiber layer thickness; IOP: intraocular pressure; CKD: chronic kidney disease; HT: hypertension.