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Table 1 The patients’ characteristics

From: Diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation followed by phacotrabeculectomy on medically unresponsive acute primary angle closure eyes: the long-term result

Case

Eye affected

Durations (days)

Medical treatment before cyclophotocoagulation

Presenting IOP (mmHg)

VA (LogMAR)

1

Left

7

1% pilocarpine QID, 2% carteolol Q12H, 0.2% Brimonidine BID

43.2

HM

2

Left

11

1% pilocarpine Q2H, 1% Brinzolamide TID, 0.2% Brimonidine BID, oral Methazolamide 25 mg BID, intravenous 20% mannitol 250 ml QD

43.6

1.0

3

Right

7

1% pilocarpine QID, 2% carteolol Q12H, 0.2% Brimonidine BID, intravenous 20% mannitol 400 ml QD

45.0

2.0

4

Left

6

1% pilocarpine QID, 2% carteolol Q12H, 1% Brinzolamide TID, oral Methazolamide 50 mg BID, intravenous 20% mannitol 400 ml Q12H

48.6

0.9

5

Right

23

1% pilocarpine QID, 2% carteolol Q12H, 1% Brinzolamide TID, oral Methazolamide 25 mg BID, intravenous 20% mannitol 250 ml Q12H

54.2

HM

6

Left

20

1% pilocarpine TID, 2% carteolol Q12H, 1% Brinzolamide TID, 0.2% Brimonidine BID, oral Methazolamide 50 mg BID

58.7

HM

7

Left

15

1% pilocarpine QID, 2% carteolol Q12H, 1% Brinzolamide TID, 0.2% Brimonidine BID, oral Methazolamide 25 mg BID

44.8

FC

8

Right

17

1% pilocarpine QID, 1% Brinzolamide TID, 0.2% Brimonidine BID, oral Methazolamide 25 mg BID, intravenous 20% mannitol 250 ml QD

47.0

1.0

9

Right

12

1% pilocarpine QID, 2% carteolol Q12H, 1% Brinzolamide TID, 0.2% Brimonidine BID, oral Methazolamide 25 mg BID, intravenous 20% mannitol 400 ml QD

50.0

FC

  1. IOP: intraocular pressure, VA: vision acuity, HM: hand movement, FC: finger counting.
  2. Case 1, 6 and 7 were not administered mannitol for systemic disease (such as renal dysfunction, cardiac insufficiency, etc), case 2 and 8 were not administered beta-blocker for atrioventricular block, case 1 and 3 were not administered carbonic anhydrase inhibitors for medication allergy.