Table 3.
Improvement of visual acuity by three or more lines from baseline: A comparison of outcomes for eyes undergoing Boston keratoprosthesis without pars plana vitrectomy to eyes with pars plana vitrectomy*
Keratoprosthesis without pars plana vitrectomy | Keratoprosthesis with pars plana vitrectomy | ||||||
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Post-operative time (Months) | Total number of eyes | Number of Eyes Improved 3 or more lines | % Eyes Improved 3 or more lines | Total number of eyes | Number of Eyes Improved 3 or more lines | % Eyes Improved 3 or more lines | P-value |
1 | 68 | 54 | 79% | 54 | 40 | 74% | 0.486 |
3 | 60 | 48 | 80% | 47 | 37 | 78% | 0.871 |
6 | 57 | 46 | 81% | 47 | 33 | 70% | 0.213 |
9 | 54 | 38 | 70% | 37 | 27 | 73% | 0.787 |
12 | 55 | 43 | 78% | 36 | 26 | 72% | 0.516 |
Last follow-up | 62 | 36 | 58% | 48 | 37 | 77% | 0.036 |
NLP eyes excluded from analyses