Complication | AS+ (n=883) | AS− (n=642) | p Value | ||
Eyes (n) | Rate % | Eyes (n) | Rate % | ||
Complicated cataract | 164 | 18.6 | 86 | 13.4 | 0.008** |
Transiently increased IOP | 64 | 7.2 | 52 | 8.1 | 0.558 |
Secondary glaucoma | 49 | 5.5 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.004** |
Neovascularisation of iris | 12 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.943 |
Hypotony | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.821 |
*p<0.05, **0.001≤p≤0.01, ***p<0.001.
AS, ankylosing spondylitis; HLA, human leucocyte antigen; IOP, intraocular pressure.