Comparison of Visual Field Progression Rate before and after Cataract Surgery in Patients with Open-Angle and Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Table 3

Comparisons of ophthalmic measurements between two groups, before and after cataract surgery.

	OAG (n = 51)		ACG (n = 26)		values for testing
	Pre-op	Post-op	Pre-op	Post-op	Group difference	Pre-op and post-op difference	Group-time interaction
BCVA
LogMAR	0.57 ± 0.32	0.18 ± 0.34	0.76 ± 0.41	0.30 ± 0.29	0.008	<0.001	0.817
Snellen	0.33 ± 0.18	0.79 ± 0.26	0.24 ± 0.17	0.60 ± 0.30	0.002	<0.001	0.046
IOP (mmHg)	13.33 ± 3.37	12.26 ± 3.64	14.87 ± 3.81	11.12 ± 2.92	0.828	<0.001	<0.001
No. of medications	1.31 ± 0.74	1.22 ± 0.61	1.62 ± 0.98	0.81 ± 0.63	0.723	<0.001	<0.001
MS slope (dB/year)	−0.39 ± 0.94	−0.47 ± 0.72	−1.39 ± 1.31	−0.34 ± 0.64	0.007	0.002	<0.001

OAG: open-angle glaucoma; ACG: angle-closure glaucoma; BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity; logMAR: logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; IOP: intraocular pressure; MS: mean sensitivity.