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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012 Apr 8;38(6):1014–1019. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.12.030

Table 3.

Treatment parameters in the groups with DLK and without DLK.

Parameter Mean ± SD P Value*
No DLK (n = 702) DLK (n = 99)
Flap thickness (μm) 117.0 ± 6.5 116.8 ± 7.3 .4574
Flap diameter (mm) 8.7 ± 0.3 8.8 ± 0.2 .0171
Side-cut energy (μJ) 1.89 ± 0.47 2.04 ± 0.20 .0037
Raster energy (μJ) 1.55 ± 0.20 1.62 ± 0.11 .0033
Optical zone (mm) 6.6 ± 0.4 6.5 ± 0.4 .6659
Ablation depth (μm) 86.6 ± 36.8 83.9 ± 38.1 .7311
Residual bed (μm) 356.1 ± 42.1 357.4 ± 37.8 .8952
Treated SE (D) −3.7 ± 1.8 −3.8 ± 1.9 .7806

DLK = diffuse lamellar keratitis; SE = spherical equivalent

*

From generalized estimating equation model adjusting for inter-eye correlation