Research Article

Effectiveness of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Applied to 360° vs. 180° of the Angle

Table 2

Baseline characteristics.

Baseline characteristics180°360° value

IOP (mm Hg ± SD)19.3 ± 3.818.2 ± 4.40.01
Number of eyes196258
Mean age (±SD)67.8 ± 11.767.6 ± 13.30.92
Age (range)18–9721–94
Sex (% female)53520.87
Medications (±SD)2.67 ± 1.381.98 ± 1.34<0.01
Pseudophakes (%)0.68 ± 0.540.84 ± 0.980.28

Type of glaucoma, N (%) value
 Ocular hypertension20 (10)23 (9)0.78
 POAG128 (65)191 (74)0.05
 PXFG22 (11)13 (5)0.07
 Pigmentary8 (4)3 (1)0.14
 NTG6 (3)18 (7)0.03
 MMG10 (5)10 (4)0.53
 Uveitic2 (1)0 (0)0.11

Severity of glaucoma, N (%) value
 Ocular hypertension31 (16)29 (11)0.12
 Mild39 (20)80 (31)<0.01
 Moderate53 (27)90 (35)0.08
 Severe73 (37)59 (23)<0.01

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.