Outcomes and Complications of Scleral-Fixated Intraocular Lens Combined with Ahmed Tube Surgery

Table 5

Study comparison.

	Our study	Shin et al.	David et al.
Success rate (%)^†	72.6%	46–68%	80%
Intraocular pressure (mmHg) ± SD preoperatively and at the last follow-up	22.4 ± 6.5 to 13.9 ± 3.9 ()	22.9 ± 10.9 to 16.7 ± 6.7 ()	26.3 ± 11.5 to 13 ± 4.6 ()
Best-corrected visual acuity (LogMAR) ± SD preoperatively and at the last follow-up	1.43 ± 1.21 to 1.09 ± 1.31 ()	—	2.9 ± 0.8 to 0.3 ± 0.7 ()
Number of intraocular pressure-lowering medications ± SD preoperatively and at the last follow-up	2.45 ± 1.30 to 0.05 ± 0.21 ()	2.3 ± 0.9 to 1.9 ± 0.9 ()	1.4 ± 0.8 to 0.5 ± 0.7 ()
Complication rate (%)^‡	9.1% (early complications); 27.3% (late complications)	14%	13.7% (early complications); 4% (late complications)
Percentage of eyes requiring reoperation (%)	18.2%	33.9%	—

^†Different definition of success rates. ^‡Early complications are defined as complications occurring within 3 months of operation, whereas late complications are defined as complications occurring at least 3 months after the operation.