Table 2.
Postoperative uncorrected visual acuity in the three treatment groups.
| UCVAa | LASEK + MMC group |
MM LASIK group |
Femtosecond LASIK group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mo n = 31 | 3 mo n = 31 | 6 mo n = 25 | 1 mo n = 23 | 3 mo n = 23 | 6 mo n = 16 | 1 mo n = 32 | 3 mo n = 32 | 6 mo n = 32 | |
| 20/15 or better | 0 | 0 | 14 (56) | 2 (9) | 4 (17) | 4 (25) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/20 or better | 13 (42) | 28 (90) | 24 (96) | 16 (70) | 20 (87) | 14 (88) | 27 (84) | 16 (50) | 23 (72) |
| 20/25 or better | 25 (81) | 25 (81) | 25 (100) | 18 (78) | 22 (96) | 16 (100) | 30 (94) | 25 (78) | 29 (91) |
Abbreviations: LASEK, laser epithelial keratomileusis; LASIK, laser in situ keratomileusis; MM, mechanical microkeratome; MMC, mitomycin-C; n, number of eyes; UCVA, uncorrected visual acuity.
a
Results are presented as number (%) of eyes examined at the specified follow-up visits.