Table 1.
Mean IOP and mean number of antiglaucoma medications during the postoperative course after viscocanalostomy/VSRHAI.
| Viscocanalostomy | VSRHAI | p Value (t test) | ||||
| Mean IOP (mm Hg) (SD) | Mean number of medications (SD) | Mean IOP (mm Hg) (SD) | Mean number of medications (SD) | IOP | Meds | |
| Preop | 26.8 (6.4) | 3.0 (1.1) | 26.2 (6.0) | 2.80 (1.1) | 0.74 | 0.72 |
| Postop 1 | 8.1 (5.6) | – | 12.0 (5.2) | – | 0.03 | – |
| Postop 3 | 8.7 (6.5) | – | 12.3 (9.1) | – | 0.18 | – |
| Postop 7 | 10.2 (6.1) | – | 11.8 (4.4) | – | 0.37 | – |
| FU 1/2 | 13.2 (6.8) | 0.1 (0.5) | 15.8 (5.8) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.28 | 0.6 |
| FU 1 | 16.0 (4.4) | 0.4 (0.9) | 17.8 (4.0) | 0.3 (0.6) | 0.22 | 0.76 |
| FU 3 | 15.4 (4.3) | 0.5 (1.3) | 16.4 (3.3) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.49 | 0.93 |
| FU 6 | 16.4 (6.5) | 0.5 (0.9) | 15.9 (2.4) | 0.6 (1.0) | 0.78 | 0.64 |
| FU 9 | 14.7 (3.5) | 0.8 (1.1) | 15.1 (2.7) | 0.8 (1.1) | 0.70 | 1 |
| FU 12 | 16.5 (5.8) | 0.7 (1.0) | 17.0 (3.1) | 0.6 (1.0) | 0.75 | 0.91 |
FU 1 = follow up examination 1 month after surgery; post op 1 = examination 1 day after surgery; IOP = intraocular pressure; Meds = antiglaucoma medications; SD = standard deviation, mean = mean value of those patients that fullfilled at least the qualified success criteria.