Demographic data, glaucoma diagnosis, additional interventions, and complications
| Bleb group | Control group | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A = Meta/Patel test. | |||
| B = Mann-Whitney U test. | |||
| Patients/eyes | 30 | 36 | |
| Female/male | 17/13 | 21/15 | 0.86 (A) |
| Mean age (years) | 70.6 (8.5) | 76.2 (6.8) | 0.19 (B) |
| Range | 49.7–84.5 | 57.3–86.1 | |
| Glaucoma diagnosis | |||
| Primary open angle glaucoma | 22 (73%) | 26 (72%) | 0.82 (A) |
| Pseudoexfoliation | 7 (23%) | 10 (28%) | |
| Secondary glaucoma (uveitis) | 1 (3%) | 0 | |
| Glaucoma surgery | |||
| Trabeculectomy (Cairns) | 24 (80%) | ||
| With antimetabolites | 6 | ||
| Mitomycin C (intraoperatively) | 1 | ||
| 5-Fluorouracil (intraoperatively) | 3 | ||
| 5-Fluorouracil (postoperatively) | 2 | ||
| 5-Fluorouracil without antimetabolites | 18 | ||
| Goniotrephination (without antimetabolites) | 6 (20%) | ||
| Time between glaucoma surgery and phaco | 5.8 (6.2) years | ||
| Range | 3 months–19.7 years | ||
| Phacoemulsification | |||
| Additional manipulation: | |||
| Synechiolysis | 15 | 10 | 0.14 (A) |
| Iris retractors | 9 | 5 | |
| Capsule tension ring | 0 | 2 | |
| Intraoperative complication: | |||
| Posterior capsular tear with vitreous loss | 1 | 0 | |
| Zonulolysis | 1 | 0 | |
| Postoperative complication: | |||
| Fibrin reaction | 2 | 5 | |
| Hyphaema | 1 | 0 | |