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. 2009 Jul;4(3):142–146.

Table 1.

Safety, efficacy and predictability of photorefractive keratectomy with mitomycin-C

Preoperative Refraction P-value

<−6.00 D ≥−6.00 D
Safety 1 or 2 lines decrease in BCVA
No decrease in BCVA
51(4.5)
1081(95.4)
107(90.6)
109(92.4)
<0.001
<0.001

Efficacy UCVA≥10/10
UCVA≥5/10
1057(93.3)
1127(99.4)
94(79.7)
113(95.8)
<0.001
0.063

Predictability ±0.50 D
±1.00 D
800(70.7)
1043(92.2)
67(56.8)
95 (91)
<0.001
0.085

D, diopter; BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity; UCVA, uncorrected visual acuity