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. 2026 Apr 11;26:268. doi: 10.1186/s12886-026-04803-y

Table 2.

Intraocular pressure and medication use across different time points in patient groups

Overall POAG NVG PXG PG ACG AG PCG/JOAG SOG P value*
(n = 118) (n = 37) (n = 28) (n = 15) (n = 7) (n = 8) (n = 11) (n = 8) (n = 4)
Baseline IOP † 38.8 ± 5.1 36.5 ± 4.8 39.4 ± 5.5 38.6 ± 4.7 38.3 ± 3.9 41.1 ± 3.2 41.9 ± 6.5 40.8 ± 3.8 40.2 ± 1.5 0.143
IOP (Day 1) † 18.0 ± 4.1 18.5 ± 3.1 16.6 ± 3.6 18.7 ± 4.1 16.3 ± 3.8 19.6 ± 4.2 19.5 ± 4.8 17.4 ± 7.3 19.0 ± 5.0 0.145
IOP (Week 1) † 18.1 ± 4.0 18.6 ± 2.8 17.0 ± 3.5 18.7 ± 3.6 16.9 ± 3.2 19.2 ± 4.9 19.0 ± 5.1 16.5 ± 7.5 18.5 ± 4.5 0.288
IOP (Month 1) † 18.2 ± 3.9 17.9 ± 3.0 17.5 ± 3.4 19.3 ± 3.9 16.9 ± 3.2 18.5 ± 4.1 19.8 ± 5.3 17.5 ± 7.3 19.5 ± 3.7 0.512
IOP (Month 3) † 18.5 ± 3.7 18.4 ± 3.0 17.8 ± 3.3 19.7 ± 3.5 16.7 ± 3.3 19.1 ± 3.7 19.7 ± 5.8 18.2 ± 5.3 19.5 ± 5.0 0.632
IOP (Month 6) † 18.8 ± 3.8 18.5 ± 3.2 18.4 ± 3.4 20.5 ± 3.4 17.9 ± 3.4 18.9 ± 4.3 19.6 ± 5.7 17.6 ± 5.4 18.2 ± 2.6 0.586
IOP (Month 12) † 19.5 ± 3.7 19.1 ± 2.9 19.0 ± 3.6 21.5 ± 3.5 18.0 ± 4.1 20.4 ± 3.8 20.1 ± 5.1 18.2 ± 4.4 19.8 ± 3.9 0.293
P value ** < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001

IOP reduction (%) Baseline to

12 Months †

48.8 ± 11.5 46.5 ± 11.2 50.4 ± 12.6 43.7 ± 9.7 52.7 ± 10.6 50.6 ± 7.3 50.8 ± 14.8 55.1 ± 10.6 51.0 ± 8.6 0.203

Meeting the Success Criteria

within 12 Months ‡

89 (75.4) 30 (81.0) 20 (71.4) 11 (73.3) 5 (71.4) 6 (75.0) 8 (72.7) 6 (75.0) 3 (75.0) -
Baseline IOP † 38.8 ± 5.1 36.5 ± 4.8 39.4 ± 5.5 38.6 ± 4.7 38.3 ± 3.9 41.1 ± 3.2 41.9 ± 6.5 40.8 ± 3.8 40.2 ± 1.5 0.143
IOP (Month 12) † 19.5 ± 3.7 19.1 ± 2.9 19.0 ± 3.6 21.5 ± 3.5 18.0 ± 4.1 20.4 ± 3.8 20.1 ± 5.1 18.2 ± 4.4 19.8 ± 3.9 0.293
P value *** < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.022 0.014 0.004 0.014 0.025
Baseline medication † 3.3 ± 0.7 3.3 ± 0.7 3.5 ± 0.6 2.9 ± 0.8 3.4 ± 0.8 3.5 ± 0.8 3.5 ± 0.7 3.1 ± 0.6 3.8 ± 0.5 0.271
Medication (Month 12) † 1.5 ± 1.0 1.6 ± 1.2 1.4 ± 0.8 1.4 ± 1.0 1.9 ± 1.1 1.6 ± 1.1 1.5 ± 0.8 1.6 ± 0.9 1.2 ± 1.3 0.934
P value *** < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.002 0.039 0.013 0.003 0.021 0.029
Follow-up duration (months) † 16.6 ± 3.0 16.4 ± 3.0 16.9 ± 2.8 16.1 ± 2.9 16.3 ± 3.8 17.1 ± 3.0 17.5 ± 3.0 16.6 ± 3.5 14.2 ± 2.6 0.588*

POAG: Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma, NVG: Neovascular Glaucoma, PXG: Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma, PG: Pigmentary Glaucoma, ACG: Angle-Closure Glaucoma, AG: Aphakic Glaucoma, PCG/JOAG: Congenital/Juvenile Glaucoma, SOG: Silicone Oil-Induced Glaucoma, IOP: Intraocular pressure

‡: n (%), †: Mean ± Standard Deviation

*. Kruskal Wallis-H test

**. Friedman test

***. Wilcoxon test