Table 3.

Epithelial, corneal changes, and additional parameters

Parameter	Central Epithelial Thickness (µm)	Corneal Endothelial Cell Count	Corneal Thickness (µm)	Corneal Hysteresis (mmHg)	Corneal Resistance Factor (mmHg)
Group A Baseline	50.5 ± 2.0	2500 ± 150	550 ± 20	9.8 ± 1.2	10.5 ± 1.1
1 Month	49.8 ± 2.3	2495 ± 140	545 ± 18	9.7 ± 1.1	10.4 ± 1.0
3 Months	49.0 ± 2.4	2493 ± 145	540 ± 17	9.6 ± 1.0	10.3 ± 1.0
6 Months	48.5 ± 2.5	2492 ± 143	538 ± 18	9.5 ± 1.1	10.2 ± 1.1
12 Months	48.0 ± 2.5	2490 ± 140	537 ± 17	9.4 ± 1.1	10.1 ± 1.1
Group B Baseline	50.0 ± 1.8	2495 ± 130	552 ± 19	9.9 ± 1.0	10.6 ± 1.0
1 Month	49.5 ± 2.0	2492 ± 135	548 ± 18	9.8 ± 1.0	10.5 ± 1.0
3 Months	49.2 ± 1.9	2490 ± 132	545 ± 17	9.7 ± 1.0	10.4 ± 1.0
6 Months	49.0 ± 2.0	2488 ± 135	543 ± 18	9.6 ± 1.0	10.3 ± 1.0
12 Months	49.2 ± 1.9	2485 ± 135	540 ± 19	9.5 ± 1.0	10.2 ± 1.1
p-value (A vs. B)	0.05	0.74	0.05	0.07	0.06