TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Patients
| Treatment |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Injection (n = 50) | Sponge (n = 50) | P Value | |
| Age, y, mean ± SD | 69.9 ± 13.4 | 74.2 ± 9.5 | .208 |
| Sex, n (%) | .842 | ||
| Female | 26 (52.0) | 24 (48.0%) | |
| Male | 24 (48.0) | 26 (52.0%) | |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | >.99 | ||
| Primary open angle glaucoma | 45 (90.0) | 43 (86.0) | |
| Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma | 2 (4.0) | 3 (6.0) | |
| Pigmentary glaucoma | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | |
| Chronic angle closure glaucoma | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other | 2 (4.0) | 3 (6.0) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | .737 | ||
| White | 27 (54.0) | 28 (56.0) | |
| Asian | 9 (18.0) | 7 (14.0) | |
| Hispanic | 9 (18.0) | 5 (10.0) | |
| Black | 2 (4.0) | 3 (6.0) | |
| Other | 3 (6.0) | 7 (14.0) | |
| Visual acuity, logMAR, mean ± SD | 0.31 ± 0.34 | 0.36 ± 0.52 | .798 |
| Preoperative MD, mean ± SD | −17.19 ± 7.90 | −15.87 ± 8.09 | .446 |
| Preoperative PSD, mean ± SD | 9.4 ± 3.6 | 8.9 ± 3.2 | .501 |
| Preoperative IOP, mean ± SD | 21.1 ± 7.2 | 21.8 ± 9.3 | .887 |
| IOP goal, mean ± SD | 11.8 ± 0.9 | 12.7 ± 2.2 | .045a |
| No. of medications, n (%) | .023a | ||
| None | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.0) | |
| 1 | 4 (8.0) | 6 (12.0) | |
| 2 | 6 (12.0) | 12 (24.0) | |
| 3 | 21 (42.0) | 21 (42.0) | |
| 4 | 17 (34.0) | 7 (14.0) | |
| 5 | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
IOP = intraocular pressure; logMAR = logarithm of minimal angle of resolution.