Research Article
[Retracted] Modified Trabeculectomy versus Glaucoma Drainage Implant Surgery: A Retrospective Comparative Study for Refractory Glaucoma Treatment
Table 1
Preoperative demographic characteristics of all patients.
| Parameters | Group A (modified trabeculectomy) () | Group B (AGV) () | Group C (EX-PRESS) () | |
| Sex, (%) | | 0.235 | Female | 20 (52.63) | 5 (25.00) | 10 (55.60) | | Male | 18 (47.37) | 15 (75.00) | 8 (44.44) | | Age (years), () | | | | 0.190 | Laterality, (%) | | 0.653 | OD | 15 (39.47) | 10 (50.00) | 9 (50.00) | | OS | 23 (60.53) | 10 (50.00) | 9 (50.00) | | Follow-up time (months), range () | 6-93, | 6-97, | 6-45, | 0.001 | IOP (mmHg) () | | | | 0.889 | BCVA (logMAR) () | | | | 0.138 | No. of preoperative medications () | | | | 0.393 | ACD (mm) | | | | 0.355 | CECC | | | | 0.395 | Previous surgery, (%) | | | | | Trabeculectomy | 7 (18.42) | 1 (5.00) | 1 (5.56) | 0.207 | Keratoplasty | 3 (7.89) | 3 (15.00) | 1 (5.56) | 0.558 | Hypertension, (%) | 7 (18.42) | 1 (5.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0.071 | Diabetes, (%) | 6 (15.79) | 4 (20.00) | 3 (16.67) | 0.920 |
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SD: standard deviation; MD: mean deviation; ACD: anterior chamber depth; CECC: corneal endothelial cell count.
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