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. 2007 Apr 2;91(8):1031–1037. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.110874

Table 2 Preoperative and postoperative correlations of halo disturbance index (%) with pupil size (mm) and high order aberration (μm) of the front corneal surface (n = 83 eyes).

Preoperative Postoperative
Pearson correlation p Value Pearson correlation p Value
HDI vs pupil size 0.098 0.381 0.126 0.258
HDI vs total Rms 0.299 0.006** 0.426 <0.001**
HDI vs trefoil 0.128 0.248 0.142 0.200
HDI vs coma 0.180 0.104 0.250 0.023*
HDI vs tetrafoil 0.218 0.048* 0.129 0.245
HDI vs secondary astigmatism 0.101 0.366 0.368 0.001**
HDI vs spherical aberration 0.397 <0.001 0.408 <0.001**
HDI vs pentafoil 0.195 0.077 0.134 0.228

*Statistically significant at α = 0.05; **statistically significant at α = 0.01.

HDI, halo disturbance index; Rms, root mean square.