Table 2 Comparison of the clinical features between patients with elevated IOP and normal IOP.

From: Incidence of elevated intraocular pressure after intravitreal injection in Japanese patients with age-related macular degeneration

 

Elevated IOP (n = 28)

Normal IOP (n = 374)

p value*

Number of patients

26

345

 

Sex (male/female)

17/9

234/111

0.829

Age, mean ± SD, year (range)

80.0 ± 6.6

80.6 ± 7.4

0.670

History of glaucoma (+/−)

3/25

12/362

0.078

Mean baseline IOP

16.1 ± 2.4

15.1 ± 2.6

0.047

Treatment modality (TAE/PRN)

26/2

216/158

< 0.001

Lens status (phakic/pseudophakic)

25/2

275/99

0.036

Mean number of injection

45.1 ± 25.3

26.4 ± 17.4

< 0.001

Follow-up period (month)

83.6 ± 23.5

72.5 ± 28.0

0.024

  1. IOP intraocular pressure, SD standard deviation, TAE treat and extend, PRN pro re nata.
  2. *p value calculated using Welch’s t-test and the fisher’s exact test.
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