Table 8.
Serious Complications Associated with Reoperation or Vision Loss in the Ahmed Baerveldt Comparison Study
| Ahmed Group (n = 143) |
Baerveldt Group (n = 133) |
P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reoperation for complications | 7 (5) | 17 (13) | .031 |
| Vision loss ≥ 2 Snellen lines† | 26 (18) | 36 (27) | 0.085 |
|
Total Patients with Serious Complications‡ |
29 (20) | 45 (34) | .014 |
Data are presented as number (percentage).
*
Fisher’s Exact test
†
Some patients did not have Snellen visual acuity at 1 year because they missed the 1 year visit.
‡
Patients can have both reoperation for a complication and vision loss.