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Visual acuity after transepithelial PRK and LASEK.
| Uncorrected visual acuity (percentage of eyes) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transepithelial PRK | LASEK | P value∗ | |||
| ≥20/25 | ≥20/20 | ≥20/25 | ≥20/20 | ||
| Preoperative† | 100 | 83 | 100 | 83 | P > 0.05 |
| 1 month | 100 | 58 | 100 | 75 | P > 0.05 |
| 3 months | 100 | 83 | 100 | 83 | P > 0.05 |
| 6 and 12 months | 100 | 92 | 100 | 92 | P > 0.05 |
†Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity; ∗Chi-square test.
