Research Article

Clear Lensectomy with Hydrus Stent in Black and Afro-Latino Patients: A 1-Year Retrospective Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients who underwent clear lensectomy in combination with Hydrus microstent implant.

VariableCategoryStatistics

Age (years)Mean (SD)67.9 ±10.6
Sex, n (%)Male66 (49.3%)
Female68 (50.7%)
Eye, n (%)Right62 (46.3%)
Left72 (53.7%)
Baseline IOP (mmHg)Mean (SD)14.4 ± 3.9
Ocular hypotensive medicationsMean (SD)2.5 ± 1.4
Patients using ocular hypotensive medications, n (%)04 (3.0%)
139 (29.1%)
225 (18.7%)
338 (28.4%)
≥428 (20.9%)
Visual acuity (logMAR)Mean ± SD0.12 ± 0.04
MD on VFT (dB)Mean ± SD−8.28 ± 7.26
Type of glaucomaPOAG103 (76.9%)
ACG24 (17.9%)
Pigmentary1 (0.7%)
Mixed6 (4.5%)

ACG, angle-closure glaucoma; IOP, intraocular pressure; MD, mean deviation; n, number of patients; POAG, primary open-angle glaucoma; SD, standard deviation; VFT, visual field test.