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. 2018 Aug 1;12(2):67–84. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1248

Table 6A: First Generation iStent - Efficacy Outcomes of Phaco-iStent versus iStent Implantation Alone

   Phaco-istent    Istent implantation alone    Meta-analysis   
Outcome    Mean    Standard deviation    Number of eyes    Mean    Standard deviation    Number of eyes    Weighted mean difference    95% CI –Lower bound    95% CI –Upper bound    P-value   
IOP reduction Preoperative    4.20    1.82    1123    11.64    2.47    173    –7.44    –7.82    –7.06    p <0.001   
IOP Postoperative    19.27    2.78    1076    24.99    0.88    173    –5.72    –5.93    –5.51    p <0.001   
IOP Reduction in    14.64    1.21    959    13.22    1.72    173    1.42    1.15    1.69    p <0.001   
medications    0.99    0.49    1123    1.33    0.46    173    –0.34    –0.41    –0.27    p <0.001   
Preoperative medications    1.62    0.60    1172    1.87    0.44    173    –0.25    –0.32    –0.18    p <0.001   
Postoperative medications    0.73    0.36    1172    0.55    0.87    173    0.18    0.05    0.31    p = 0.007   

*IOP = Intraocular pressure. CI = Confidence interval. Note: Red text denotes endpoints that substantially differed from those of the original analysis.