Table 1.
Mean ± SD (unless noted otherwise) | Combined iStent inject + Phaco (81 eyes) |
Standalone iStent inject (44 eyes) |
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Age (years) | 72.7 ± 7.5 | 71.3 ± 10.5 |
Range (years) | 54–86 | 40–88 |
Gender | 56% male/44% female | 52% male/48% female |
Cup:disc ratio | 0.74 ± 0.17 | 0.78 ± 0.18 |
VF MD | − 6.6 ± 2.8 dB | − 7.0 ± 3.5 dB |
Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (µm) | 81.4 ± 12.3 | 82.1 ± 13.6 |
Race/ethnicity | 100% non-Hispanic white | 100% non-Hispanic white |
Eyes with prior glaucoma procedures (%) | 26 (32%) | 22 (50%) |
Prior glaucoma procedures | 31 procedures in 26 eyes | 35 procedures in 22 eyes |
Trabeculectomy | 12 | 13 |
CPC | 10 | 14 |
ALT/SLT | 5 | 3 |
Laser iridotomy | 2 | 2 |
Surgical iridectomy | 1 | 0 |
Single first-gen iStent | 0 | 1 |
XEN implantation | 1 | 2 |
Type of glaucoma | n (%) | n (%) |
POAG | 60 (74%) | 38 (86%) |
PXG | 15 (19%) | 4 (9%) |
Combined-Mechanism | 4 (5%) | 1 (2%) |
Pigmentary | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
Secondary (neovascular/CRVO) | 1 (1%) | 1 (2%) |
Mean medicated IOP | 22.6 ± 6.2 mmHg | 25.3 ± 6.0 mmHg |
Mean # medications | 2.52 ± 1.06 | 2.98 ± 0.88 |
Medicated IOP (mmHg) | n (%) | n (%) |
≤ 15 mmHg | 1 (1%) | 1 (2%) |
≤ 18 mmHg | 22 (27%) | 4 (9%) |
Medication burden | n (%) | n (%) |
Eyes med-free | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
Eyes on 3–5 preop meds | 44 (54%) | 33 (75%) |
IOP intraocular pressure, SD standard deviation, C:D cup:disc, VF MD visual field mean deviation, Preop preoperative, POAG primary open-angle glaucoma, PXG pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, CRVO central retinal vein occlusion, CPC cyclophotocoagulation, ALT argon laser trabeculoplasty, SLT selective laser trabeculoplasty; Med medication, Preop preoperative, Phaco phacoemulsification