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. 2016 Mar 22;10:521–526. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S97158

Table 1.

Summary of preoperative and postoperative outcomes

Outcome Mean ± SD
Preoperative Postoperative (1 month) Postoperative (3 months) Postoperative (6 months)
UCVA (in logMAR) 0.92±0.677 0.20±0.49 (P<0.001) 0.22±0.53 (P<0.001) 0.20±0.568 (P<0.001)
BCVA (in logMAR) 0.42±0.600 0.119±0.43 (P<0.001) 0.09±0.657 (P<0.001) 0.119±0.619 (P<0.001)
Spherical equivalent –9.28±4.7 D –5.28±2.12 D (P<0.001) –5.34±2.82 D (P<0.001) –5.82±2.90 D (P<0.001)
K1 50.93±5.53 D 48.19±4.93 D (P<0.033) 46.77±4.87 D (P<0.005) 47.32±4.61 D (P<0.05)
K2 55.37±5.76 D 50.99±5.48 D (P<0.001) 50.88±5.72 D (P<0.001) 51.08±2.1 D (P<0.001)
Pachymetry (μm) 431.19±43.20 418.34±58.52 (P=1.000) 402.21±85.04 (P-value 1.000) 422.84±58.14 (P-value 1.000)

Abbreviations: UCVA, uncorrected visual acuity; BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity; K1, flat keratometry; K2, steep keratometry.