Table 3 Comparison of IOP, the need for topical and systemic medications, CACD and the degree of PAS between the two groups prior to and after surgical intervention

 Baseline

29.77 ± 11.55

26.00 ± 11.2

0.398^a

 Postoperative 1 m

15 ± 1.63

0.003^b

17 ± 4.31

0.022^b

0.105^a

 Postoperative 3 m

14.92 ± 1.66

0.003^b

14.93 ± 2.7

0.001^b

0.995^a

  Median (min~max)

3 (2~4)

3 (1~4)

0.202^c

  1

0 (0%)

1 (7.1%)

  2

2 (15.4%)

5 (35.7%)

  3

8 (61.5%)

6 (42.9%)

  4

3 (23.1%)

2 (14.3%)

  Median (min~max)

0 (0~0)

0.001^b

0 (0~2)

0.002^b

  0

13 (100%)

10 (71.4%)

0.220^c

  1

0 (0%)

1 (7.1%)

  2

0 (0%)

3 (21.4%)

  Median (min~max)

1 (0~2)

0 (0~1)

0.001^c

  0

3 (23.1%)

13 (92.9%)

  1

9 (69.2%)

1 (7.1%)

  2

1 (7.7%)

0 (0%)

  0

13 (100%)

0.002^b

14 (100%)

0.317^b

–

 Baseline

1.68 ± 0.27

1.89 ± 0.23

0.042^a

  Postoperative 3 m

3.29 ± 0.22

0.001^b

3.40 ± 0.25

0.001^b

0.226^a

 pre-op

314.23 ± 49.07

285.00 ± 53.28

0.152^a

 post-op 3 m

116.54 ± 73.78

<0.001^b

156.43 ± 56.35

<0.001^b

0.125^a