Table 1.
Clinical features of cataract patients.
Fig 1.
Glucose levels from the anterior chamber and blood in subjects with cataracts in Study 1.
Quantitative analyses showed that there was no significant difference in glucose levels between the ‘before/during the surgery’, detected by UV-hexokinase (n = 10) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-electrode (n = 8; unfortunately, 2 samples were lost during the surgery) methods. In addition, the levels from the anterior chamber and blood were not significantly different, p > 0.05. Graphs are presented as median with interquartile range, the 25th and 75th percentile. The data were analyzed using Student’s t-test and one-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni post hoc test. UV: UV-hexokinase method; H2O2: H2O2-electrode method.
Fig 2.
Visualization of a correlation on glucose levels between the anterior chamber and blood in Study 1 subjects with cataracts based on the values in Table 2.
Dots represent the measured glucose levels. Lines represent the linear fit of the data points. UV: UV-hexokinase method; H2O2: H2O2-electrode method.
Table 2.
A correlation on glucose levels between the anterior chamber and blood in Study 1 subjects.
Fig 3.
Glucose levels from the anterior chamber and blood in Study 2 subjects with cataracts.
Quantitative analyses showed that there was no significant difference in glucose levels between the ‘before/during the surgery’, detected by the UV-hexokinase method (n = 19 from 20; unfortunately, 1 sample had a measurement error during the surgery, hence, it was excluded). The levels from the anterior chamber were significantly lower than those from the blood, p = 0.0003. T1: the time that the patients entered the operation room (before the surgery), T2: after T1 with a 5 mins interval (before the surgery), T3: the timing of surgery, and T4: after T3 with a 5 mins interval (during the surgery). Graphs are presented as median with interquartile range, the 25th and 75th percentile. The data were analyzed using Student’s t-test and one-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni post hoc test.
Fig 4.
Visualization of a correlation on glucose levels between the anterior chamber and blood in Study 2 subjects with cataracts based on the values in Table 3.
Dots represent the measured glucose levels. Lines represent the linear fit of the data points. U: up, D: down.
Table 3.
A correlation on glucose levels between the anterior chamber and blood in Study 2 subjects.
Fig 5.
Visualization of a correlation on glucose levels between the anterior chamber and blood in Study 1 and 2 subjects with cataracts based on the values in Table 4.
Dots represent the measured glucose levels. Lines represent the linear fit of the data points. U: up, D: down.
Table 4.
A correlation on glucose levels between the anterior chamber and blood in Study 1 and 2 subjects.