Table 3. Reported post-operative characteristics and complications of studies included in meta-analysis.
| Author (Year) | Post-operative Characteristics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with 20/40 or better VA (%) | Patients off-medications (%) | Patients with IOP ≤ 18 mmHg (%) | Patients with IOP ≤ 18 mmHg without medications (%) | List of complications reported(rate of complication in %) | |
| Ahmed (2012)[ 40 ] | - | 0 | 100 | - | hypotony (3), hyphema (3) |
| Buznego (2009)[ 32 ] | - | Most patients were off medication | 100 | Most patients were off medication | iStent malposition (14.63), iStent replacement (4.87), iStent reposition (2.44) |
| Charters (2013)[ 30 ] | 74 | 92 | 92 | 92 | No complications reported |
| Singh (2012)[ 41 ] | - | 0 | 100 | - | No complications reported |
| Voskanyan (2014) [ 39 ] | 86 | 66 | 81 | 66 | Elevated IOP (10.1), iStent obstruction (3), iStent malposition (1), Intraocular inflammation (1), Sub-conjunctival hemorrhage (1), iStent not visible upon gonioscopy (13.1), Goniosynechiae (1), Iris synechiae (1), iStent malposition (1), Allergic reaction to medications (1), Posterior capsular opacification (2) |
A blank indicates that information has not been provided in that study.