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Br J Ophthalmol 93:1331-1336 doi:10.1136/bjo.2008.152066
  • Original Article

Evaluation of filtering bleb function by thermography

Table 3

Relationship of TDB to the morphological appearance of the filtering blebs determined based on the IBAGS

IBAGS grade n TDB (°C) p Value
Height (H)
    0 7 0.479 (0.434)
    1 13 0.285 (0.198) 0.2231*
    2 12 0.454 (0.199)
    3 7 0.471 (0.152)
Extent (E)
    0 8 0.438 (0.418)
    1 9 0.344 (0.228) 0.8453*
    2 15 0.433 (0.214)
    3 7 0.386 (0.146)
Vascularity (V)
    0 8 0.462 (0.173)
    1 13 0.469 (0.196) 0.3183*
    2 8 0.269 (0.300)
    3 10 0.385 (0.321)
Seidel test (S)
    0 33 0.411 (0.263) 0.7546†
    1 6 0.375 (0.219)
  • IBAGS, Indiana Bleb Appearance Grading Scale; TDB, temperature decrease in the filtering bleb.

  • Values are mean (SD).

  • *ANOVA; †Mann–Whitney U test.

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