Journal of Ophthalmology

Clinical Study

Efficacy of 27-Gauge Vitrectomy with Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling for Epiretinal Membrane in Glaucoma Patients

Table 1

Clinical background of glaucomatous patients with epiretinal membrane.
Sex: male/female6/14
Age (YO)68.9 ± 8.1
Laterality: right/left4/16
Axial length (mm)24.5 ± 1.5
Operation 
 27GMIVS with cataract surgery18/20
 27GMIVS in pseudophakic eye1/20
 Lens-sparing 27GMIVS1/20
Type of glaucoma 
 Normal tension glaucoma13/20
 Primary open-angle glaucoma4/20
 Unknown (open-angle glaucoma)3/20
Disease severity 
 Average MD (dB)−8.7
 Early (MD > −6)7/20
 Moderate (−12 ≤ MD ≤ −6)8/20
 Advanced (MD < −12)5/20
Test points (all) 
 Normal571/1040
 Abnormal345/1040
 0 dB124/1040
Test points (central) 
 Normal160/240
 Abnormal58/240
 0 dB22/240
MD: mean deviation of Humphrey Field Analyzer 24-2 program; 27GMIVS: 27-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery. The numbers of all test points and central test points are 1040 and 240, respectively, because each eye has 52 test points and 12 central test points.