Table 2

Risk factors for peripheral iridotomy failure

UnivariateMultivariate
Risk factor HR P value HR P value
Age at PI0.931<0.0010.933<0.001
Female0.3680.082
Caucasian0.5270.330
Surgical PI0.198<0.0010.151<0.001
Bombe3.5820.0012.1800.046
First PI (compared with subsequent)0.9180.814
Inflammation at PI1.5670.159
Oral steroid2.4210.0361.7450.246
Inflammation 1 m2.2520.0331.4180.331
  • HR is conditional hazard ratio (conditional on random effects).

  • PI, peripheral iridotomy.