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. 2013 Oct 29;8(10):e77797. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077797

Table 3. Preoperative and postoperative clinical parameters.

Pre-op 1 week 1 month 3 months 6 months
Ocular Surface Disease Index (mean±SD)
SMILE 12.26±12.45 23.95±13.54 16.72±10.96 12.05±9.38 8.47±7.89
femto-LASIK 11.59±16.92 18.78±19.01 17.77±16.64 16.22±15.29 15.50±14.00
Tear Breakup Time (mean±SD, s)
SMILE 8.58±4.42 4.32±3.57 5.68±4.84 5.03±3.83 7.06±3.85
femto-LASIK 7.88±5.57 4.70±3.65 3.77±2.91 4.43±4.22 4.97±3.57
Schirmer Scores (mean±SD, mm)
SMILE 14.63±7.51 13.51±10.96 12.11±7.58 14.14±9.38 13.28±8.72
femto-LASIK 15.36±9.47 10.00±8.28 10.90±7.99 13.73±9.54 13.17±9.32
Corneal Sensation (mean±SD, mm)
SMILE 58.16±3.37 29.59±17.73 30.00±16.37 37.92±15.42 46.94±11.73
femto-LASIK 57.27±6.26 20.61±15.50 21.45±15.34 27.50±17.46 39.17±16.09

SMILE: small incision lenticule extraction. femto-LASIK: femtosecond LASIK.

SD: standard deviation.