Table 1 Baseline characteristics and demographics (N = 66).

From: Five-year follow-up with the PreserFlo MicroShunt for open-angle glaucoma

Age, years, mean ± SD

65  ±  12

Gender, male (n)

52% (34)

Eye, right (n)

50% (33)

CCT, µm, mean ± SD

532 ± 42

CDVA, LogMAR, mean ± SD

0.18 ± 0.42

Pseudophakic (n)

35% (23)

Type of glaucoma (n)

 POAG

88% (58)

 Pigmentary glaucoma

12% (8)

Glaucoma severity (n)

 Mild (MD, 0 to –6 dB)

27% (17)

 Moderate (MD, –6 dB to –12 dB)

30% (19)

 Advanced (MD, <–12 dB)

43% (27)

IOP, mmHg, mean ± SD

21.8 ± 4.2

No. of IOP-lowering medication, mean ± SD

2.5 ± 1.4

No. of IOP-lowering medication (n)

 0

14% (9)

 1–2

32% (21)

 ≥3

55% (36)

Use of oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (n)

11% (7)

History of laser trabeculoplasty (n)

38% (25)

  1. CCT central corneal thickness, CDVA corrected distance visual acuity, IOP intraocular pressure, LogMAR logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution, MD mean deviation, POAG primary open angle glaucoma, SD standard deviation.