Table 2.
Type of surgery and average intraocular pressure at baseline
| Type of surgery | Mean IOP | P* | P** | |||
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| Group L n = 40 |
Group B n = 40 |
Group LH n = 40 |
Group BH n = 40 |
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| Phacoemulsification | 22 (16 ± 2) | 23 (15 ± 2) | 23 (13 ± 2) | 27 (14 ± 2) | 0.951 | L vs LH < 0.001 L vs BH 0.001 B vs LH 0.001 |
| Extracapsular extraction | 5 (14 ± 3) | 7 (16 ± 2) | 4 (16 ± 3) | 4 (16 ± 2) | >0.05 | |
| Glaucoma | 7 (29 ± 5) | 4 (28 ± 6) | 5 (29 ± 2) | 3 (30 ± 2) | >0.05 | |
| Secondary implantation | 4 (13 ± 2) | 3 (14 ± 2) | 3 (15 ± 2) | – | >0.05 | |
| Cryotherapy | 2 (38 ± 3) | 3 (40 ± 2) | 5 (36 ± 5) | 6 (40 ± 3) | >0.05 | |
Notes:
*
Calculated using the Chi-squared test with Yates correction;
**
analysis of variance, comparing group means. The figures in brackets represent the mean value ± the standard deviation of IOP.
Abbreviations: IOP, intraocular pressure; vs, versus; L, levobupivacaine 0.5%; B, racemic bupivacaine 0.5%; LH, levobupivacaine + hyaluronidase 10 IU/mL; BH, racemic bupivacaine + hyaluronidase 10 IU/mL.