Research Article
Effectiveness of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Applied to 360° vs. 180° of the Angle
Table 2
Baseline characteristics.
| Baseline characteristics | 180° | 360° | value |
| IOP (mm Hg ± SD) | 19.3 ± 3.8 | 18.2 ± 4.4 | 0.01 | Number of eyes | 196 | 258 | | Mean age (±SD) | 67.8 ± 11.7 | 67.6 ± 13.3 | 0.92 | Age (range) | 18–97 | 21–94 | | Sex (% female) | 53 | 52 | 0.87 | Medications (±SD) | 2.67 ± 1.38 | 1.98 ± 1.34 | <0.01 | Pseudophakes (%) | 0.68 ± 0.54 | 0.84 ± 0.98 | 0.28 |
| Type of glaucoma, N (%) | | value | Ocular hypertension | 20 (10) | 23 (9) | 0.78 | POAG | 128 (65) | 191 (74) | 0.05 | PXFG | 22 (11) | 13 (5) | 0.07 | Pigmentary | 8 (4) | 3 (1) | 0.14 | NTG | 6 (3) | 18 (7) | 0.03 | MMG | 10 (5) | 10 (4) | 0.53 | Uveitic | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.11 |
| Severity of glaucoma, N (%) | | value | Ocular hypertension | 31 (16) | 29 (11) | 0.12 | Mild | 39 (20) | 80 (31) | <0.01 | Moderate | 53 (27) | 90 (35) | 0.08 | Severe | 73 (37) | 59 (23) | <0.01 |
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IOP = intraocular pressure; SD = standard deviation; mmHg = millimeters of mercury; POAG = primary open-angle glaucoma; PXFG = pseudoexfoliation glaucoma; NTG = normal tension glaucoma; MMG = mixed-mechanism glaucoma.
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