Table 2 Morphology of filtering blebs in the study group
From: Deterioration of filtering bleb morphology and function after phacoemulsification
Time after phaco | Before Phaco | 24 hours | 10 days | 1 month | 6 months | 12 months | 18 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bleb Morphology | Surface | Small | 24% | 24% | 32% | 38% | 40% | 40% | 40% |
Medium | 36% | 58% | 60% | 58% | 54% | 54% | 54% | ||
Large | 20% | 18% | 8% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 6% | ||
Statistical analysis | Z = 0.3 | Z = 1.6 | Z = 2.5 | Z = 2.6 | Z = 2.6 | Z = 2.6 | |||
p = 0.8 | p = 0.09 | p = 0.01 | p = 0.009 | p = 0.009 | p = 0.009 | ||||
(Before vs After Phaco) | |||||||||
Elevation | Elevated | 96% | 82% | 76% | 70% | 66% | 66% | 66% | |
Flat | 4% | 18% | 24% | 30% | 34% | 34% | 34% | ||
Statistical analysis | Z = 2.3 | Z = 2.9 | Z = 3.4 | Z = 3.6 | Z = 3.6 | Z = 3.6 | |||
(Before vs After Phaco) | |||||||||
p = 0.02 | p = 0.004 | p = 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||||