Research Article

Ocular Signs and Ocular Comorbidities in Monoclonal Gammopathy: Analysis of 80 Subjects

Table 2

Ophthalmic diagnosis in ophthalmic history of control subjects and in patients with monoclonal gammopathy (MG).

Ophthalmic diagnosisControl (n = 86)MG (n = 160) values

Dry eye disease17 (19.77%)64 (40.00%)0.002
Penetrating keratoplasty02 (1.25%)
Glaucoma4 (4.65%)12 (7.50%)0.55
Previous cataract surgery12 (13.95%)20 (12.50%)0.90
Cataract12 (13.95%)27 (16.88%)0.54
Posterior cortical cataract1 (1.16%)4 (2.50%)0.47
Without previous ophthalmic diagnosis22 (25.58%)66 (41.25%)0.01
Total86 (100%)160 (100%)

values refer to results of χ2 test with Yates correction (comparison between both groups). Significant values are in bold. With “0” value, χ2 test could not be calculated.