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.