Table 5.
Results of the correlation analysis of the amount of Fourier parameter-induced changes after SMILE.
| ΔSphRmin | ΔSphEcc | ΔMaxDec | ΔAstC | ΔAstP | ΔIrr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE (D) | 0.229 (.09) | -0.450 (.001) | 0.043 (.76) | -0.139 (.31) | 0.394 (.003) | 0.225 (.09) |
| ΔK (D) | -0.104 (.46) | 0.879 (<.001) | -0.260 (.05) | 0.176 (.19) | -0.468 (<.001) | -0.387 (.003) |
| LT (μm) | 0.160 (.24) | -0.695 (<.001) | 0.163 (.23) | -0.298 (.03) | 0.423 (.001) | 0.369 (.005) |
| OZ (mm) | 0.155 (.26) | 0.475 (<.001) | -0.358 (.008) | 0.159 (.24) | -0.263 (.06) | -0.342 (.01) |
| ΔHOAs (μm) | -0.206 (.16) | -0.332 (.02) | 0.376 (.009) | -0.193 (.19) | 0.298 (.04) | 0.268 (.07) |
| ΔSA (μm) | -0.121 (.41) | -0.449 (.001) | 0.369 (.01) | -0.167 (.26) | 0.279 (.06) | 0.145 (.33) |
| ΔCA (μm) | -0.100 (.49) | -0.319 (.02) | 0.282 (.05) | -0.274 (.06) | 0.322 (.03) | 0.176 (.23) |
AstC = regular astigmatism at the center, AstP = regular astigmatism at the periphery, CA = coma, HOAs = higher-order aberrations, Irr = irregularity, K = keratometry, LT = lenticule thickness, MaxDec = maximum decentration, OZ = optical zone diameter, SA = spherical aberration, SE = spherical equivalent, SMILE = small-incision lenticule extraction, SphEcc = mean eccentricity of the spherical component, SphRmin = steepest radius of the curvature of spherical components.