Table 3.
Summary of 6 month post-operative data.
| LASEK + MMC Group | MM LASIK group | FemtoLASIK group | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of eyes | 25/31 | 16/23 | 32/32 | – |
| UCVAb, mean (SD) | −0.07 (0.06) | −0.02 (0.07) | 0.04 (0.07) | <0.0001 |
| BSCVAb, mean (SD) | −0.02 (0.05) | 0.01 (0.03) | 0.00 (0.02) | 0.012 |
| Manifest refraction, D | ||||
| SEQ, mean (SD) Range |
−0.12 (0.22) [−0.50, 0.25] |
−0.09 D (0.28) [-0.50, 0.50] |
−0.25 (0.28) [−1.25, 0.00] |
0.012 |
| HOA, mean (SD), μm | ||||
| Coma | 0.08 (0.05) | 0.15 (0.06) | 0.16 (0.09) | 0.001 |
| Trefoil | 0.14 (0.07) | 0.15 (0.06) | 0.17 (0.12) | 0.423 |
| Tetrafoil | 0.04 (0.03) | 0.06 (0.04) | 0.06 (0.04) | 0.097 |
| Spherical | 0.04 (0.03) | 0.05 (0.04) | 0.05 (0.04) | 0.193 |
Abbreviations: D, diopter; HOA, high-order aberration; LASEK, laser epithelial keratomileusis; LASIK, laser in situ keratomileusis; MM, mechanical microkeratome; SD, standard deviation; SEQ, spherical equivalent.
a
P-value: between-group comparison based on single-factor ANOVA.
b
LogMAR units.