Table 3 Comparison between glaucoma patients with and without PPS VD change after glaucoma surgery.

From: Microvasculature recovery in lamina cribrosa and peripapillary sclera after glaucoma surgery and its impact on visual field progression

Variables

PPS VD change +)

(n = 14)

PPS VD change (−)

(n = 60)

P value

Age, y

41.79 ± 19.48

54.25 ± 18.866

0.043*

Female, n (%)

7 (50.0%)

24 (40.0%)

0.348

Diagnosis

  

0.231

 POAG, n (%)

7 (50.0%)

44 (73.3%)

 

 JOAG, n (%)

2 (14.3%)

4 (6.7%)

 

 Others, n (%)

5 (35.7%)

12 (20.0%)

 

Spherical equivalent, diopters

− 5.90 ± 5.01

− 2.67 ± 3.61

0.044*

Axial length, mm

26.67 ± 1.69

25.15 ± 1.82

0.010*

Central corneal thickness, μm

548.25 ± 33.29

542.64 ± 38.23

0.617*

Preoperative IOP, mmHg

30.50 ± 6.92

31.49 ± 7.24

0.638*

Postoperative IOP, mmHg

14.88 ± 14.57

14.57 ± 3.53

0.663*

Change of IOP, %

50.24 ± 31.07

60.20 ± 22.84

0.450*

Average pRNFL thickness, μm

64.64 ± 12.49

65.42 ± 12.57

0.837*

Average mGC/IPL thickness, μm

56.81 ± 7.92

61.91 ± 12.99

0.103*

MD of VF, dB

− 13.56 ± 9.04

− 15.112 ± 9.32

0.572*

PSD of VF, dB

7.73 ± 4.68

9.34 ± 8.96

0.356*

Preoperative laminar VD, %

11.64 ± 9.51

13.78 ± 7.68

0.444*

Change of laminar VD, %

1.71 ± 6.59

5.81 ± 9.34

0.065*

Preoperative PPS VD, %

3.42 ± 5.16

12.11 ± 7.21

 < 0.001*

Change of PPS VD, %

18.50 ± 7.28

0.87 ± 2.15

 < 0.001*

Follow-up period, y

0.65 ± 0.03

0.66 ± 0.15

0.425*