Table 1.
Subbasal nerve density, µm/mm2(means ± SD) |
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Instrument | Normal cornea (n = 18) |
Post-LASIK cornea (n = 75)a |
All Corneas (n = 93) |
Confoscane 4 | 10,658 ± 5,581b | 2,477 ± 3,514c | 4,060± 5,124b |
Tandem scanning | 5,534 ± 1,850b | 844 ± 983c | 1,752 ± 2,209b |
n, number of confocal microscopy examinations.
Post-LASIK examination were at 1-month (n=10), 3 months(n=26), 6-months1-years (n=29).
P<0.0001, paired, test generalized estimating equal models, confoscan 4 vs. tandem scanning microscope.
P=0.0003,paired test, generalized estimating equation models confoscane 4 vs tandem scanning confocal microscope.