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. 2017 Oct 12;12(10):e0185874. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185874

Table 2. Success and failure rates of eye drop instillation in two groups.

Glaucoma
(n = 78)
Non-glaucoma
(n = 85)
P-value
Success, n (%) 30 (38.5) 48 (56.5) 0.0215*
Failure, n (%) 48 (61.5) 37 (43.5)
Subjects who touched the ocular surface with the bottle 23 (29.5) 13 (15.3) 0.0374*
Subjects who required 2 or more attempts before success 18 (23.1) 17 (20.0) 0.7041
Subjects who delivered 2 or more drops in one attempt 11 (14.1) 7 (8.2) 0.3178
Subjects who delivered one drop but the drop flowed into the conjunctival sac from the lid margin 15 (19.2) 3 (3.5) 0.0196*

Fisher’s exact test.

*Statistically significant values.