Evaluation of implanted perforated lacrimal punctal plugs using anterior segment optical coherence tomography

Table 3 Comparison of postoperative OCT data and patient satisfaction between stationary and improved outcome, assessed by Munk scale

Parameter	Munk change		P value
	Stationary	Improved
	N = 5	N = 49
Patency
No	5 (100%)	2 (4.1%)	< 0.001*
Yes	0 (0%)	47 (95.9%)	< 0.001*
In place
No	1 (20%)	5 (10.2%)	0.459
Yes	4 (80%)	44 (89.8%)	0.459
Filling
No	0 (0%)	47 (95.9%)	< 0.001*
Yes	5 (100%)	2 (4.1%)	< 0.001*
Abnormal contents
No	0 (0%)	47 (95.9%)	< 0.001*
Yes	5 (100%)	2 (4.1%)	< 0.001*
Partial occlusion
No	5 (100%)	47 (95.9%)	1
Yes	0 (0%)	2 (4.1%)	1
Postoperative patient's satisfaction
No	5 (100%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001*
Yes	0 (0%)	49 (100%)	< 0.001*

Independent samples t-test for parametric quantitative data between the two groups
Mann Whitney test for non-parametric quantitative data between the two groups
Fisher’s exact test for qualitative data between the two groups
^*Significant level at P < 0.05

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