Characteristic

First Group

Second Group

Probability Significance(S)

No. patients

60

60

-

Sex (female/male)

34/26

36/24

Age (years)

61.18 ± 6.23

57.31 ± 11.2

S (0.001)

Best corrected visual acuity

10 (9 - 10)

10 (10 - 10)

S (0.0001)

Intraocular pressure (mmHg)

15 (14 - 16)

13 (12 - 15)

S (0.0001)

Daily number of medications

2 (1 - 2)

0

NA

Daily number of instillations

3 (1 - 3)

0

NA

Cup to disc ratio

0.6 (0.5 - 0.7)

0.2 (0.1 - 0.3)

S (0.0001)

Central corneal thickness (μm)

525 (514 - 541)

531(523 - 546)

S (0.001)

Mean deviation (db)

−0.73 ± 0.93

−0.06 ± 0.77

S (0.0001)

Pattern standard deviation (db)

1.87 ± 0.52

1. 84 ± 0.28

S (0.0001)