Postoperative complications in AIT and phaco-AIT
| AIT | Phaco-AIT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG≤2 (n=43) | SG≥3 (n=271) | p Value | SG≤2 (n=48) | SG≥3 (n=309) | p Value | |
| Total secondary surgery | 11 (26%) | 52 (19%) | 0.44 | 2 (4%) | 9 (3%) | 0.99 |
| Hypotony (IOP<5 mm Hg) | ||||||
| Day 1 | 0 (0%) | 5 (2%) | 0.61 | 0 (0%) | 5 (2%) | 0.82 |
| Week 1–month 3 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| IOP elevation >10 mm Hg | ||||||
| Day 1 | 0 (0%) | 14 (5%) | 0.23 | 4 (8%) | 25 (8%) | 1.00 |
| Week 1–month 3 | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1.00 | 2 (4%) | 14 (5%) | 1.00 |
| Aqueous misdirection | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Infection | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Bleb formation | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Wound leaks | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Problematic pain | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Choroidal effusion | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Choroidal haemorrhage | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
AIT, ab interno trabeculectomy; IOP, intraocular pressure; SG, Shaffer grade.