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.