Research Article
Meta-Analysis of Phacoemulsification and Laser Peripheral Iridotomy in the Treatment of Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Table 1
Characteristics of included studies.
| NO | Author | Year | Region | Study design | No. of eyes | Mean age (years) | Sex: female | Follow-up(months) | Phaco | LPI | Phaco | LPI | Phaco | LPI |
| 1 | Min et al. [22] | 2012 | China | RCT | 70 | 50 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 | 2 | Zhang et al. [23] | 2013 | China | RCT | 33 | 33 | 69.04 ± 6.88 | 72.84 ± 7.05 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | Kong et al. [24] | 2013 | China | RCT | 34 | 26 | 67.43 ± 7.43 | 65.42 ± 6.45 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | Wang [25] | 2017 | China | RCT | 50 | 50 | 68.38 ± 3.56 | 68.54 ± 3.94 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 5 | Husain et al. [26] | 2012 | Singapore | RCT | 19 | 18 | 65.9 (42–82) | 66.1 (48–85) | 16 | 13 | Postoperative day 1, weeks 1, 3, and 6, months 3, 6, 9, and 12, and then every 4 months in year 2 | 6 | Lam et al. [27] | 2008 | Hong Kong | RCT | 31 | 31 | 72.3 ± 7.3 | 69.0 ± 7.8 | 26 | 23 | day 1; week1; months 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12; and then every 6 months for 4 years | 7 | Dias-Santos et al. [28] | 2014 | Portugal | RCT | 15 | 15 | 69.5 ± 11.34 (52–86) | 65.10 ± 9.49 (44–76) | 11 | 12 | 31.13 ± 4.97 | 8 | Azuara-Blanco et al. [29] | 2016 | Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the UK | RCT | 208 | 211 | 67·0 (61·0–73·0) | 67·0 (61·0–73·0) | 122 | 121 | 6, 12, 24, and 36 months |
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