Table 5 Comparison of demographic characteristics between patients with higher versus lower preoperative peak IOP

From: Relationship between preoperative high intraocular pressure and retinal nerve fibre layer thinning after glaucoma surgery

 

Preoperative peak IOP ≥ 37 mmHg (n = 30)

Preoperative peak IOP < 37 mmHg (n = 30)

p- value

Age (y)

52.9 ± 15.2

58.0 ± 11.6

0.151

Sex (male/female)

23/7

22/8

1.000*

Best-corrected visual acuity (logMAR)

0.1 ± 0.2

0.2 ± 0.2

0.517

Spherical equivalent (D)

−1.4 ± 2.1

−1.3 ± 1.8

0.879

Axial length (mm)

23.5 ± 2.0

23.6 ± 1.1

0.627

Central corneal thickness (µm)

542.8 ± 32.7

533.6 ± 27.5

0.283

Disc area (mm2)

2.1 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.4

0.471

Disc haemorrhage presence, n (%)

1 (3.3)

4 (13.3)

0.353*

Diagnosis, n (%)

  Primary open-angle glaucoma

8 (26.7)

21 (70.0)

0.002*

  Chronic angle-closure glaucoma

6 (20.0)

3 (10.0)

0.472*

  Uveitis-associated glaucoma

8 (26.7)

1 (3.3)

0.026*

  Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma

5 (16.7)

3 (10.0)

0.706*

  Steroid-induced glaucoma

3 (10.0)

2 (6.7)

1.000*

  Preoperative peak IOP (mmHg)

46.7 ± 5.9

28.0 ± 4.9

 < 0.001

  1. IOP = intraocular pressure, logMAR = logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution, D = dioptres.
  2. *Fisher’s exact test.