Research Article

Pulse Waveform Analysis of the Ocular Blood Flow Using Laser Speckle Flowgraphy before and after Glaucoma Treatment

Table 3

Changes in ocular and systemic parameters at 3 months after trabeculectomy for glaucoma (N = 23).

Before treatmentAfter treatment value

IOP (mmHg)19.1 ± 3.810.8 ± 2.9<0.001
MOPP (mmHg)43.0 ± 11.751.4 ± 8.60.002
MBP (mmHg)93.2 ± 15.793.8 ± 15.10.843
Heart rate (beats/min)66.7 ± 11.965.2 ± 6.70.721
MBRT (AU)8.0 ± 2.17.8 ± 2.2 (98.6 ± 16.9)0.301 (0.412)
Fluctuation (AU)13.3 ± 3.512.1 ± 3.3 (92.4 ± 19.3)0.019 (0.036)
BOS (AU)76.3 ± 5.978.5 ± 5.4 (103.1 ± 6.5)0.036 (0.033)
ATI (AU)32.9 ± 4.232.4 ± 5.3 (99.3 ± 17.1)0.503 (0.761)
BOT (AU)50.8 ± 5.350.8 ± 5.3 (100.5 ± 9.0)0.939 (0.976)
Skew (AU)10.3 ± 2.210.8 ± 2.4 (107.1 ± 22.9)0.162 (0.094)
Number of glaucoma medications3.3 ± 0.90<0.001

The data are presented as means ± standard deviations. Differences in values before and after eye treatment were determined using analysis of variance with the Wilcoxon test. The ratios calculated based on the pretreatment values and values based on the ratios were presented in the square brackets. IOP: intraocular pressure; MOPP: mean ocular perfusion pressure; MBP: mean blood pressure; MBRT: mean blur rate in the issue area of the optic disc; AU: arbitrary unit; BOS: blowout score; ATI: acceleration time index; BOT: blowout time.