Clinical Study
Prospective Cohort Study on Refractive Changes after Trabeculectomy
| Characteristics | Total (n = 97) |
| Age, mean (SD) (years) | 69.2 (13.1) | Gender, n (%) | Men | 46 (47) | Women | 51 (53) | Type of glaucoma, n (%) | | Primary open angle glaucoma | 49 (51) | Exfoliation glaucoma | 42 (43) | Uveitic glaucoma | 6 (6) | Preoperative IOP, mean (SD) (mmHg) | 26.7 (9.6) | Number of preoperative glaucoma medications, mean (SD) | 3.2 (1.0) | Postoperative IOP, mean (SD) (mmHg) | 13.4 (3.7) | Number of postoperative glaucoma medications, mean (SD) | 0.6 (1.3) | Conjunctival incision, n (%) | Fornix-based | 61 (63) | Limbus-based | 36 (37) | Lens status, n (%) | | Phakic | 61 (63) | Pseudophakic | 36 (37) | Anterior chamber opening duration, mean (SD) (min) | 5.0 (1.6) | Axial length, mean (SD) (mm) | 24.4 (2.2) |
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IOP, intraocular pressure; SD, standard deviation.
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