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Br J Ophthalmol 88:1122-1124 doi:10.1136/bjo.2003.032482
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Steroid prophylaxis in eyes with uveitis undergoing phacoemulsification

Table 2

 Univariate analysis on flare change data for all patients

28 days 90 days
Mean flare change p Value Mean flare change p Value
photons/ms (95% CI) photons/ms (95% CI)
Preoperative steroid
IV methyl prednisolone 6.93 (3.8 to 13.4) 0.16 8.88 (2.9 to 16.1) 0.05
Oral prednisolone 3.12 (1.7 to 6.1) 1.33 (0.01 to 4.7)
Uveitis type
Anterior uveitis 10.54 (3.8 to 19.6) 0.17 4.54 (0.7 to 8.1) 0.35
Posterior/panuveitis 2.94 (0.6 to 4.9) 6.51 (1.8 to 14.8)
Posterior synechiae
Present 12.94 (5.7 to 17.4) 0.007 7.16 (2.1 to 10.8) 0.38
Absent 0.51 (0.1 to 7.2) 4.41 (0.6 to 9.5)

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