Table 3. Comparison of ECD, CCT and percentage differences in ECD and CCT between groups over time.
| Variables | Phaco tip |
P | |
| Kelman (n=58) | Balanced (n=58) | ||
| ECD | |||
| Preoperative | 2462±345 | 2390±369 | 0.322 |
| Postoperative 1d | 2307±437 | 2149±412 | 0.090 |
| Postoperative 7d | 2222±438 | 2023±476 | 0.058 |
| Postoperative 30d | 2236±418 | 2007±463 | 0.019 |
| Δ0_1 | -0.06±0.13 | -0.09±0.14 | 0.281 |
| Δ0_7 | -0.08±0.16 | -0.15±0.17 | 0.063 |
| Δ0_30 | -0.09±0.12 | -0.15±0.18 | 0.067 |
| CCT | |||
| Preoperative | 542±30 | 543±36 | 0.871 |
| Postoperative 1d | 615±96 | 734±142 | 0.0001 |
| Postoperative 7d | 571±40 | 590±65 | 0.147 |
| Postoperative 30d | 547±33 | 549±42 | 0.838 |
| Δ0_1 | 0.13±0.18 | 0.31±0.24 | 0.0001 |
| Δ0_7 | 0.05±0.06 | 0.09±0.08 | 0.015 |
| Δ0_30 | 0.01±0.02 | 0.01±0.03 | 0.622 |
ECD: Endothelial cell density; CCT: Central corneal thickness.
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