Table 1 Demographic characteristics.

From: Randomized Clinical Trial for Early Postoperative Complications of Ex-PRESS Implantation versus Trabeculectomy: Complications Postoperatively of Ex-PRESS versus Trabeculectomy Study (CPETS)

Characteristic

Trabeculectomy

Ex-PRESS

P value

n = 32

n = 32

Age, y

72.7 ± 9.6

70.7 ± 11.4

0.47*

Sex, Male/Female

13/19

14/18

0.80

Side of surgical eye, Right/Left

17/15

14/18

0.45

Type

Primary open-angle glaucoma/Exfoliation glaucoma

19/13

20/12

0.80

Number of preoperative medication

2.7 ± 0.7

2.6 ± 0.7

0.27*

Anterior chamber depth, mm

2.93 ± 0.45

2.94 ± 0.45

0.94*

Preoperative intraocular pressure, mmHg

27.9 ± 10.7

27.2 ± 8.5

0.94*

Preoperative visual acuity, logMAR

0.33 ± 0.48

0.40 ± 0.43

0.28*

Axial length, mm

23.6 ± 1.6

24.2 ± 1.5

0.13*

Corneal thickness, mm

0.51 ± 0.05

0.51 ± 0.04

0.95*

Automated perimetry program 24-2

Eyes, No. (%)

11 (34)

16 (50)

 

MD, mean (dB)

−10.2 ± 6.94

−11.3 ± 5.52

0.75*

Automated perimetry program 10-2

Eyes, No. (%)

18 (56)

13 (41)

 

MD, mean (dB)

−22.0 ± 7.60

−22.0 ± 8.96

0.81*

Fixation loss

No. (%)

3 (9)

3 (9)

1.00

  1. logMAR = logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution, MD = mean deviation.
  2. *Mann-Whitney non-parametric test. (Data are mean values ± standard deviation).
  3. The Chi-square test.