Table 1.
Demographic data and glaucoma baseline status in 62 eyes of 58 patients.
| Sex [n (%)] | |
| Female | 29 (50.0) |
| Male | 29 (50.0) |
| Age (y), mean (SD) | 60.6 (13.9) |
| Range, years | 26–82 |
| Previous ocular surgery [n (%)] | |
| Trabeculectomy | 34 (54.8) |
| One time | 28 (45.2) |
| Twice | 6 (9.68) |
| Trabeculotomy ab interno | 13 (21.0) |
| Cataract surgery | 34 (54.8) |
| Vitrectomy | 2 (3.23) |
| Penetrating keratoplasty | 1 (1.61) |
| Preoperative status | |
| IOP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 29.62 (13.9) |
| Number of medications, mean (SD) | 4.42 (0.67) |
| Surgical eye [n (%)] | |
| Right | 33 (53.2) |
| Left | 29 (46.8) |
| Place of tube insertion [n (%)] | |
| Anterior chamber | 43 (69.4) |
| Ciliary sulcus | 17 (27.4) |
| Vitreous cavity | 2 (3.23) |
| Position of plate implantation [n (%)] | |
| superior temporal | 48 (77.4) |
| Inferior temporal | 14 (22.6) |
| Combination of cataract surgery [n (%)] | 8 (12.9) |
SD, standard deviation; IOP, intraocular pressure.