Research Article

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

Table 4

Intraocular pressure and number of medications at preoperative and follow-up visits for patients with primary open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma who underwent clear lensectomy in combination with Hydrus microstent implant.

TimepointPOAG (N = 103)ACG (N = 24)
IOP (mean ± SD; mmHg) valueNumber of medications (mean ± SD) valueMean deviation ± SD (dB)IOP (mean ± SD; mmHg) valueNumber of medications (mean ± SD) valueMean deviation ± SD (dB)

Preoperative14 ± 3.52.5 ± 1.4−9.02 ± 7.5615.75 ± 5.22.62 ± 1.20−6.65 ± 5.53
Postoperative day 112.1 ± 4.9<0.00110.4 ± 2.5<0.001
1 month14.7 ± 4.70.220.16 ± 0.72<0.00114.5 ± 6.10.440<0.001
3 months12.8 ± 2.60.0070.37 ± 0.94<0.00113.6 ± 3.70.120.57 ± 1.0<0.001
6 months13.0 ± 2.70.020.33 ± 0.89<0.00113.3 ± 3.50.060.86 ± 1.4<0.001
1 year13.8 ± 3.060.660.34 ± 0.92<0.001−8.69 ± 7.80 ()13.2 ± 2.90.040.91 ± 1.5<0.001−7.88  ±  7.58 (P = 0.53)

ACG, angle-closure glaucoma; IOP, intraocular pressure; N, number of patients; POAG, primary open-angle glaucoma; SD, standard deviation. values are statistically significant.