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Table 1 Mean IOP and mean number of hypotensive medications during follow-up in patients treated with MIMS

From: Minimally invasive micro sclerostomy (MIMS) procedure in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma

All patients

Study visit

Baseline

Day 1

Week 1

Week 4

Week 12

Week 24

Week 36

Week 52

N

120

119

118

118

105

86

72

95

IOP (mmHg), mean ± SD

27.9 ± 3.7

14.2 ± 7.8

14.4 ± 5.4

12.8 ± 3.9

14.1 ± 4.4

16.5 ± 6.0

17.6 ± 5.5

17.3 ± 5.3

P value (vs. baseline)

–

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

No. of medications, mean ± SD

1.80 ± 0.8

0.01 ± 0.1

0.06 ± 0.3

0.06 ± 0.3

0.04 ± 0.2

0.05 ± 0.2

0.04 ± 0.2

0.27 ± 0.7

P value (vs. baseline)

–

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Stand-alone MIMS

N

100

99

98

99

87

71

58

78

IOP (mmHg), mean ± SD

28.2 ± 3.9

13.3 ± 7.5

14.2 ± 5.8

13.1 ± 4.1

14.5 ± 4.6

17.3 ± 6.2

18.3 ± 5.9

17.7 ± 5.8

P value (vs. baseline)

–

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

No. of medications, mean ± SD

1.88 ± 0.8

0.00 ± 0.0

0.07 ± 0.4

0.07 ± 0.4

0.04 ± 0.2

0.04 ± 0.2

0.03 ± 0.2

0.30 ± 0.7

P value (vs. baseline)

–

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Phacoemulsification-MIMS

N

20

20

20

19

18

15

14

17

IOP (mmHg), mean ± SD

26.7 ± 2.6

18.8 ± 7.8

15.5 ± 3.2

11.4 ± 2.0

12.4 ± 2.3

12.9 ± 2.6

14.8 ± 2.1

15.8 ± 1.9

P value (vs. baseline)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

< 0.001

No. of medications, mean ± SD

1.40 ± 0.6

0.05 ± 0.2

0.00 ± 0.0

0.00 ± 0.0

0.00 ± 0.0

0.00 ± 0.0

0.00 ± 0.0

0.12 ± 0.5

P value (vs. baseline)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

< 0.001

  1. IOP = intraocular pressure, MIMS = Minimally Invasive Micro Sclerostomy