Table 1.

Comparison of demographic data and baseline findings of both groups

Parameters	Group 1(HPMC) n=26	Group 2 (Vitamin E-TPGS) n=34	p*
Age (years), Mean±SD	23.37±7.13	23.97±6.79	0.739
Gender M:F	12:14	22:12	0.151
BCVA	0.51±0.27	0.51±0.27	0.747
	(0.05–1.0)	(0.05–1.0)
SE (D)	−4.12±2.71	−4.64±2.7	0.341
	(−0.5–−11.0)	(1.0–−13.0)
Cylinder (D)	−3.28±−2.29	−2.75±1.48	0.469
	(−0.27–−5.5)	(−0.18–−5.5)
Kmax (D)	53.47±4.91	54.64±5.33	0.383
	(46.59–64.20)	(44.84–75.53)
K1 (D)	45.04±2.25	44.98±2.91	0.727
	(41.56–50.82)	(40.73–55.92)
K2 (D)	48.12±2.27	47.73±3.33	0.254
	(43.99–52.12)	(43.25–58.90)
TCT	462.85±38.97	455±49.50	0.273
	(383–546)	(369–567)
ACT	478.93±40.25	470.30±49.20	0.259
	(391–565)	(370–579)
CCT	476.19±40.91	467.12±52.34	0.466
	(400–569)	(371–576)
ECD	2563.64±339	2855±309.71	0.018
	(1721–2907)	(2119–3401)

SD: Standard deviation; HPMC: Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; Vitamin E-TPGS: D alphatocopheryl polyethylene-glycol 1000 succinate; M: Male; F: Female; BCVA: Best corrected visual acuity; SE: Spherical equivalent; Kmax: Maximum keratometry; K1: Flat keratometry; K2: Steep keratometry; TCT: Thinnest corneal thickness; ACT: Apical korneal thickness; CCT: Central corneal thickness; ECD: Endothelial cell density.