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. 2018 Apr 30;12:791–797. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S158403

Table 4.

Incidence of all adverse events (≥1% frequency)

Adverse event Phaco-goniotomy with KDB (n=237) Phaco-iStent (n=198) P-value
Corneal edema 5 (2.1%) 3 (1.5%) 0.642
Inflammation 1 (0.4%) 4 (2%) 0.116
Posterior capsule opacity 1 (0.4%) 5 (2.5%) 0.060
Posterior vitreous detachment 2 (0.8%) 2 (1%) 0.823
Rebound iritis 2 (0.8%) 2 (1%) 0.823
IOP spikes 15 (6.3%) 25 (12.6%) 0.024*

Note:

*

Significant difference between both groups at an α of 0.05.

Abbreviations: KDB, Kahook Dual Blade; IOP, intraocular pressure; phaco, phacoemulsification.