Table 1 Preoperative characteristics.
From: Long-term outcomes of Baerveldt glaucoma implant surgery in Japanese patients
Characteristic | Total (n = 204) |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 68.6 ± 12.8 |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 124 (60.8) |
Female | 80 (39.2) |
Visual acuity (logMAR), mean ± SD | 0.89 ± 0.83 |
IOP (mmHg), mean ± SD | 32.7 ± 9.7 |
Glaucoma medications, n, mean ± SD | 3.7 ± 1.2 |
Previous intraocular surgeries, n, mean ± SD | 2.1 ± 1.1 |
Previous trabeculotomy, n (%) | 10 (4.9) |
Previous filtration surgery, n (%) | 89 (43.6) |
Previous pars plana vitrectomy, n (%) | 71 (34.8) |
Type of glaucoma, n (%) | |
Primary open-angle glaucoma | 49 (24.0) |
Primary angle-closure glaucoma | 9 (4.4) |
Exfoliation glaucoma | 55 (27.0) |
Neovascular glaucoma | 51 (25.0) |
Other secondary glaucoma | 40 (19.6) |
Lens status, n (%) | |
Phakia | 4 (2.0) |
Pseudophakia | 166 (81.4) |
Aphakia | 6 (2.9) |
Phakia combined with cataract surgery | 28 (13.7) |
Type of implant, n (%) | |
BG 101–350 | 159 (77.9) |
BG 102–350 | 45 (22.1) |
Tube insertion position, n (%) | |
Anterior chamber | 121 (59.3) |
Ciliary sulcus | 32 (15.7) |
Pars plana | 51 (25.0) |
Endplate position, n (%) | |
Superotemporal | 178 (87.3) |
Inferotemporal | 9 (4.4) |
Superonasal | 16 (7.8) |
Inferonasal | 1 (0.5) |
