Table 2.

Comparison of the outcome between the two groups

	ICL group (n = 20)	Cachet group (n = 18)	P-value
Preoperative
Spherical equivalent D	−12.9 ± 2.38	−14.94 ± 3.096	0.03
(mean ± SD)	(−20 D to −9 D)	(−22 D to −11 D)
Cylinder D	−1.15 ± 0.71	−1.75 ± 1.16	0.068
(mean ± SD)	(−3 D to −0.5 D)	(−4 D to 0 D)
Total HOA RMS μ	0.327 ± 0.08	0.394 ± 0.16	0.13
(mean ± SD)	(0.17 to 0.4)	(0.05 to 0.56)
Coma aberration	0.194 ± 0.06	0.186 ± 0.137	0.82
RMS μ (mean ± SD)	(0.11 to 0.31)	(0.05 to 0.56)
Spherical aberration	0.052 ± 0.039	0.037 ± 0.084	0.5
RMS μ (mean ± SD)	(0 to 0.1)	(−0.1 to 0.28)
Postoperative
Spherical equivalent D	−1.015 ± 1.01	−1.86 ± 1.87	0.099
(mean ± SD)	(−5 D to 0 D)§	(−7 D to −0.25 D)¥
Cylinder D	−0.7625 ± 0.39	−1.75 ± 1.16	0.0025
(mean ± SD)	(−1.25 D to 0 D)*	(−4 D to 0 D)¥
Total HOA RMS μ	0.3125 ± 0.068	0.393 ± 0.15	0.053
(mean ± SD)	(0.2 to 0.36)	(0.12 to 0.65)
Coma aberration	0.205 ± 0.059	0.192 ± 0.14	0.72
RMS μ (mean ± SD)	(0.15 to 0.3)	(0.05 to 0.56)
Spherical aberration	−0.0925 ± 0.056	−0.054 ± 0.091	0.13
RMS μ (mean ± SD)	(−0.15 to −0.02)	(−0.25 to 0.13)
Effective blur μ	1.015 ± 1.27	2.17 ± 1.53	0.017
(mean ± SD)	(0.5 to 6.3)	(0.96 to 6.77)

Notes:P < 0.05 is considered statistically significant;

^§one bioptics procedure;

^*three toric ICLs implanted;

^¥five bioptics procedures.

Abbreviations: D, diopter; HOA, higher order aberrations; ICL, implantable contact lens; RMS, root mean square; SD, standard deviation.