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Table 1 Demographics divided into group A and B and subgroups

From: Ab externo canaloplasty results and efficacy: a retrospective cohort study with a 12-month follow-up

Demographics

n

No. of patients

439

No. of females patients

246

Age (years)

72.89 ± 11.99

No. of male patients

193

Age (years)

72.07 ± 12.12

Bilateral treatment

167

Unilateral treatment

268

No. of eyes operated total

602

No. of eyes excluded due to intraoperative conversion to other surgery

18

  → Trabeculectomy with ologen and MMC 0.02%

9

  → Trabeculectomy with ologen and MMC 0.02% and Phaco

7

  → Viscocanalostomy

2

No. of studied eyes

584

Group A

n

Canaloplasty

262

  → Subgroup (Advanced POAG – target IOP ≤ 16 mmHg)

172

 • MD – dB

14.31 ± 3.56

 • IOP – mmHg

19.15 ± 6.42

 • Antiglaucoma agents

2.71 ± 0.95

 • DCVA – Snellen

0.58 ± 0.29

  → Subgroup (Moderate POAG – target IOP ≤ 18 mmHg)

51

 • MD – dB

7.31 ± 3.22

 • IOP – mmHg

20.66 ± 5.04

 • Antiglaucoma agents

2.77 ± 0.94

 • DCVA – Snellen

0.79 ± 0.21

  → Subgroup (Early POAG – target IOP ≤ 21 mmHg)

39

 • MD – dB

4.22 ± 4.13

 • IOP – mmHg

21.25 ± 5.67

 • Antiglaucoma agents

2.69 ± 1.21

 • DCVA – Snellen

0.64 ± 0.21

Group B

n

Canaloplasty with Phacoemulsification

322

  → Subgroup (Advanced POAG – target IOP ≤ 16 mmHg)

212

 • MD – dB

16.11 ± 4.42

 • IOP – mmHg

19.39 ± 7.49

 • Antiglaucoma agents

2.70 ± 0.95

 • DCVA – Snellen

0.53 ± 0.25

  → Subgroup (Moderate POAG – target IOP ≤ 18 mmHg)

51

 • MD – dB

8.01 ± 3.01

 • IOP – mmHg

19.54 ± 5.90

 • Antiglaucoma agents

2.32 ± 1.02

 • DCVA – Snellen

0.56 ± 0.26

  → Subgroup (Early POAG – target IOP ≤ 21 mmHg)

39

 • MD – dB

5.06 ± 2.17

 • IOP – mmHg

19.42 ± 7.32

 • Antiglaucoma agents

2.40 ± 1.06

 • DCVA – Snellen

0.55 ± 0.23

  1. POAG = primary open angle glaucoma; IOP = intraocular pressure; MD = mean deviation; dB = decibels; DCVA = distance corrected visual acuity