Clinical Study

Prospective Cohort Study on Refractive Changes after Trabeculectomy

Table 5

Multivariate analysis for determining prognostic factors for refractive myopic progression after trabeculectomy using a logistic regression model.

VariableRR (95% Cl) value

Type of glaucoma (exfoliation glaucoma/other)1.94 (0.30–12.1)0.47
Age per year0.96 (0.86–1.07)0.49
Preoperative LogMAR BCVA per 1.05.02 (0.41–81.7)0.20
Conjunctival incision (fornix-based/limbus-based)0.81 (0.09–6.26)0.84
Axial length per mm0.79 (0.42–1.38)0.42
Preoperative nuclear color grade per 1.02.46 (0.73–9.63)0.15
Nuclear color grade change per 1.012.1 (3.17–71.8)<0.001

BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; LogMAR, logarithm of minimum angle of resolution; RR, relative risk.