Table 2. Fibril diameter, interfibrillar distance and density of spot of rabbit corneas before and after enzyme treatment and UVA crosslinking.
| Fibril diameter (nm) | Distance between nearest spot (nm) | Density of spot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 40.67±0.92 | 72.3±0.89 | 18.0±0.47 |
| Control-CXL | 42.38±0.62 * | 69.4±2.01 * | 24.6±0.53 * |
| Control-CXL+Col | 40.82±0.53 | 58.7±2.81 * | 25.5±0.92 * |
| COLG | 36.37±2.15 * | 75.4±1.22 * | 13.9±1.56 * |
| COLG-CXL | 37.21±3.44 # | 62.4±2.78 # | 23.5±1.38 # |
| COLG-CXL+Col | 37.03±2.18 # | 60.7±3.22 # | 24.2±1.42 # |
| ChaseABC | 40.45±3.81 | 78.8±4.00 * | 13.1±0.97 * |
| ChaseABC-CXL | 41.55±2.02 ^ | 63.8±4.67 ^ | 25.0±2.06 ^ |
| ChaseABC-CXL+Col | 41.57±1.53 ^ | 61.8±4.13 ^ | 25.7±3.22 ^ |
Values denote mean ± standard deviation
*p<0.05 compared with the Control corneas
#p<0.05 compared with the COLG cornea
^p<0.05 compared with the ChaseABC corneas