Table 1. Demographic and preoperative parameters of children with childhood glaucoma having microcatheter-assisted trabeculotomy.
Parameter | Total | Cases without previous surgery history | Cases with previous surgery history | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | 36 | 16 | 20 | |
Number of eyes | 42 | 20 | 22 | 0.758a |
Average age, months, mean±SD (range) | 41.4±31.5 (3–108) | 33.5±32.2 (3–96) | 48.5±29.8 (4–108) | 0.125b |
Sex, number of patients | ||||
Male | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0.095c |
Female | 12 | 3 | 9 | |
Diagnosis by eye, n | ||||
Neonatal PCG (onset: birth–1 month) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0.553a |
Infantile PCG (onset: 1 month–2 years) | 24 | 13 | 11 | |
Late-onset PCG (onset: >2 years) | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
Horizontal corneal diameter, mm, mean±SD | 12.8±1.1 | 12.8±1.1 | 12.8±1.1 | 0.907b |
Cup to disc ratio | 0.78±0.12 | 0.79±0.06 | 0.77±0.15 | 0.680b |
Cloudy cornea, n (%) | 25 (59.5) | 11 (55.0) | 14 (63.6) | 0.569a |
Follow-up duration, months, median (range) | 12 (6–12) | 12 (6–12) | 12 (6–12) | 0.513d |
Average previous surgeries, mean±SD | — | — | 1.3±0.5 | — |
1 n(%) | 16 (72.7) | |||
2 n(%) | 6 (27.3) | |||
Preoperative IOP, mean±SD | 33.1±7.4 | 31.5±7.2 | 34.6±7.3 | 0.171b |
Preoperative number of medications, mean±SD (median, range) | 2.7±0.9 (3, 1–4) | 2.7±1.1 (3, 1–5) | 2.7±0.8 (3, 1–4) | 0.958d |
Abbreviation: n, number of eyes.
χ2-test.
Independent-samples t-test.
Fisher's exact test.
Mann–Whitney U-test.