Table 5.
Corneal epithelial cells density CD, CDloss%: mean values, median values, standard deviations, and range in the P-ExPress and P-Trab groups at specific times after surgery.
| Parameter | P-ExPress group | P-Trab group | P ∗ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median | Range | Mean (SD) | Median | Range | ||
| CD0 | 2089.3 ± 421.6 | 2135 | 1784–2374 | 1985.7 ± 545.5 | 2059 | 1537–2450 | 0.370 |
| CD6 m | 1574.8 ± 479.2 | 1591 | 1178–1866 | 1594.3 ± 499.7 | 1653 | 1155–2009 | 0.883 |
| CD6 m-loss% | 21.4 ± 16.7 | 18.4 | 8.84–31.38 | 19.7 ± 14.1 | 17 | 8.18 ± 26.9 | 0.677 |
| CD9 m | 1355.8 ± 434.7 | 1389 | 894–1714 | 1551.5 ± 481.8 | 1543 | 1073–1928 | 0.047 |
| CD9 m-loss% | 36.2 ± 20.7 | 34.5 | 19.47–48.5 | 21.7 ± 12.3 | 20.1 | 12.75–28.8 | 0.008 |
| CD12 m | 1337.2 ± 496.4 | 1430 | 1053–1721 | 1427.6 ± 508.9 | 1310 | 961–1938 | 0.691 |
| CD12 m-loss% | 37.4 ± 19.2 | 36.1 | 22.67–48.2 | 23.2 ± 14.1 | 22.6 | 16.01–27.6 | 0.049 |
P-ExPress: phaco-ExPress group; P-Trab: phacotrabeculectomy group; SD: standard deviation; CD: epithelial cells density; CDloss%: epithelial cells density loss %, ∗Mann-Whitney U test.