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Table 6 Intraoperative and postoperative complications

From: Comparison of phacotrabeculectomy versus phacocanaloplasty in the treatment of patients with concomitant cataract and glaucoma

 

Phacotrabeculectomy

Phacocanaloplasty

P value*

n of eyes (%)

20 (51.3)

19 (48.7)

 

Intraoperative

   

  Microperforation TDM

-

0 (0.0)

-

  Macroperforation TDM

-

1 (5.3)

-

Early postoperative (≤ 90 days)

   

  Hypotony (IOP <5 mmHg)

   

   n

3 (15.0)

0 (0.0)

.231

   Duration (days)

1–15

-

 

  Hypotony-related:

   

   Choroidal detachment

2 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

.487

   Shallow anterior chamber

1 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

1.000

  5-FU-related corneal erosion

6 (30.0)

-

-

  Hyphema ≥ 1 mm layered blood

1 (5.0)

4 (21.1)

.182

Late postoperative (> 90 days)

   

  Hypotony (IOP <5 mmHg)

1 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

1.000

  Choroidal detachment

1 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

1.000

  Conjunctival leakage

1 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

1.000

  Bleb formation

-

2 (10.5)

-

  1. Absolute values (percentage).
  2. TDM trabeculo-Descemet membrane, n sample size, IOP intraocular pressure, 5-FU 5-fluorouracil.
  3. * χ 2-test (Fisher´s exact test).