Table 5.
Complications | New technique (n = 38) | Traditional (n = 41) | P |
---|---|---|---|
Encapsulated cyst formation, n (%) | 1 (2.6%) | 8 (19.5%) | 0.030* |
Choroidal effusion, n (%) | 3 (7.9%) | 1 (2.4%) | 0.612 |
Flat anterior chamber, n (%) | 5 (13.2%) | 1 (2.4%) | 0.072 |
Hypotony maculopathy, n (%) | 1 (2.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0.481 |
Hyphema, n (%) | 2 (5.3%) | 4 (9.8%) | 0.676 |
Fisher’s exact test.
*P < 0.05 between the two groups.