Grayson 1994.
Methods | Allocation: randomised Masking: not mentioned Follow up: 24 months Centres: 1 ITT analysis: not mentioned | |
Participants | N = 80 participants (102 eyes) Diagnosis: POAG and exfoliative glaucoma requiring initial ALT Age: not specified Race: not specified History: not specified | |
Interventions | 1. ALT receiving 50 burns to the superior 180 degrees of the trabecular meshwork (n = 49 eyes) 2. ALT receiving 50 burns to the inferior 180 degrees of the trabecular meshwork (n = 53 eyes) | |
Outcomes | Failure criteria: further intervention required (either completion of ALT or filtration surgery) | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |