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. 2019 Sep 25;9:13901. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50406-7

Table 6.

Comparison of clinical parameters between patients with higher versus lower preoperative peak IOP (mean ± SD, µm).

Preoperative peak IOP ≥ 37 mmHg (n = 30) Preoperative peak IOP < 37 mmHg (n = 30) p-value
IOP parameters (mmHg)
Preoperative peak IOP 46.7 ± 5.9 28.0 ± 4.9 <0.001
Postoperative mean IOP 14.8 ± 3.4 14.7 ± 3.8 0.860
IOP reduction 31.9 ± 6.8 13.3 ± 7.0 <0.001
p-value <0.001 <0.001
Average RNFL thickness (µm)
  Preoperative 81.0 ± 18.7 70.1 ± 15.0 0.016
  Postoperative 71.4 ± 16.5 69.0 ± 15.2 0.560
  Change 9.7 ± 6.6 1.1 ± 3.8 <0.001
  p-value <0.001 0.113
Average GCIPL thickness (µm)
  Preoperative 70.1 ± 15.4 65.9 ± 12.7 0.246
  Postoperative 67.6 ± 12.6 65.8 ± 12.8 0.591
  Change 2.4 ± 5.8 0.2 ± 4.8 0.113
  p-value 0.030 0.813
Mean deviation (dB)
  Preoperative −18.1 ± 9.9 −20.5 ± 10.6 0.303
  Postoperative −17.3 ± 8.9 −20.0 ± 11.5 0.338
  Change −0.8 ± 3.2 −0.5 ± 3.4 0.512
  p-value 0.625 0.733
Visual field index (%)
  Preoperative 55.4 ± 28.9 53.2 ± 32.7 0.437
  Postoperative 55.3 ± 28.7 53.9 ± 36.1 0.301
  Change 0.1 ± 9.2 −0.7 ± 10.0 0.101
  p-value 0.907 0.495

SD = standard deviation, IOP = intraocular pressure, RNFL = retinal nerve fibre layer, GCIPL = ganglion cell layer plus inner plexiform layer.