Table 1 Patient characteristics.

From: Long-term risk factors for poor visual outcomes in patients with epiretinal membrane and open-angle glaucoma: a retrospective study

Parameter

Overall

Peeling

Observation

P-value

No. of eyes (patients)

100 (84)

31 (26)

69 (59)

 

Age (years)

74.2 ± 9.6

76.8 ± 8.7

73.0 ± 9.8

0.067

Female sex (%)

58 (58)

14 (45)

44 (64)

0.127

Right eye (%)

54 (54)

14 (45)

40 (58)

0.331

BCVA (LogMAR) at baseline

0.10 ± 0.25

0.25 ± 0.31

0.03 ± 0.19

< 0.0001

BCVA (LogMAR) at final visit

0.16 ± 0.32

0.19 ± 0.29

0.14 ± 0.33

0.479

Change in BCVA (LogMAR)

0.06 ± 0.33

−0.05 ± 0.35

0.11 ± 0.31

0.018

LogMAR worsened (%)

50 (50)

12 (39)

38 (55)

0.130

CFT (µm) at baseline

290.8 ± 101.1

348.8 ± 124.4

264.8 ± 76.3

< 0.0001

CFT (µm) at final visit

267.8 ± 94.0

236.3 ± 60.6

282.0 ± 102.9

0.024

GCC (µm) at baseline

123.5 ± 35.0

127.4 ± 35.5

121.8 ± 34.8

0.459

GCC (µm) at final visit

110.3 ± 27.4

99.7 ± 22.5

115.0 ± 28.3

0.009

EZ disruption (+) (%) at baseline

8 (8)

6 (19)

2 (3)

0.010

EZ disruption (+) (%) at final visit

8 (8)

3 (10)

5 (3)

0.700

MME at baseline (%)

24 (24)

10 (32)

14 (20)

0.297

MME at final visit (%)

26 (26)

4 (13)

22 (32)

0.052

ERM stage at baseline

 1

31 (31)

6 (19)

25 (36)

 

 2

48 (48)

10 (32)

38 (55)

 

 3

16 (16)

10 (32)

6 (9)

 

 4

5 (5)

5 (16)

0 (0)

< 0.0001

 Central visual field defect within 10 degrees at baseline (%)

57 (57)

14 (45)

43 (62)

0.109

Cup: disc ratio at baseline

 0.1–0.4

16 (16)

8 (26)

8 (12)

 

 0.5–0.7

36 (36)

13 (42)

23 (33)

 

 0.8–0.99

48 (48)

10 (32)

38 (55)

0.019

 Presence of PE at baseline (%)

8 (8)

4 (13)

4 (6)

0.249

 Cataract extraction during the period (%)

53 (53)

23 (74)

30 (43)

0.009

 Glaucoma surgery during the period (%)

20 (20)

5 (16)

15 (22)

0.598

 Follow-up period (months)

65.9 ± 32.8

64.5 ± 27.6

66.6 ± 35.0

0.764

 VF at baseline (MD, dB)

−9.3 ± 6.3

−7.3 ± 5.5

−10.2 ± 6.4

0.035

 Number of eye drops at baseline

1.6 ± 1.1

1.2 ± 1.0

1.8 ± 1.0

0.006

 Intraocular pressure at baseline

15.7 ± 4.6

14.2 ± 3.8

16.4 ± 4.8

0.026

  1. BCVA = best-corrected visual acuity; CFT = central foveal thickness; ERM = epiretinal membrane; EZ = ellipsoid zone; GCC = ganglion cell complex; LogMAR = logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; MD = mean deviation; MME = microcystic macular edema; PE = pseudoexfoliation; VF = visual field.
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