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The retrospective analysis included age; glaucoma type; history of glaucoma surgery; intraocular pressure (IOP) at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively; medication score administered before and after surgery; visual acuity; and complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty-nine eyes of 24 patients (average age, 101.3 \u00b1 68.1 months) were included in this study. The most common types of glaucoma were glaucoma associated with nonacquired ocular anomalies and glaucoma after cataract surgery, accounting for 11 eyes (37.9%). The average number of glaucoma surgeries performed before treatment was 1.9 \u00b1 1.6. The average follow-up period was 16.1 \u00b1 7.9 months. Using a mixed-effects model, the mean IOP decreased by \u22129.8 mm Hg at 1 month (P &lt;.01), \u22127.5 mm Hg at 3 months (P &lt;.01), and \u22127.4 mm Hg at 6 months (P &lt;.01). The median medication score (interquartile range) decreased from 5 (4\u20136) preoperatively to 4 (3\u20135) at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. After undergoing the first MP-CPC, 19 eyes (65.5%) required reoperation for glaucoma. 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