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. 2017 Mar 18;10(3):385–390. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2017.03.10

Table 4. Mean values of SE refraction and topographic values measured at postoperative year one for PK and DALK groups.

Parameters PK (n=38) DALK (n=38) Pa
Spheric equivalent -3.09±4.34 (-17.00-4.50) -2.94±4.16 (-20.00-5.25) 0.880
K 44.24±5.11 (31.12-63.60) 44.11±3.59 (37.90-51.05) 0.901
ECC 0.17±0.95 (-1.23-4.20) -0.21±0.68 (-1.35-0.96) 0.220
Q 11.81±0.38 (10.80-12.60) 11.46±0.53 (9.80-12.20) 0.002b
Topo astigmatism 4.18±2.37 (0.90-11.80) 4.62±2.25 (1.20-9.80) 0.409

SD: Standard deviation; PK: Penetrating keratoplasty; DALK: Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty; K: Topographic corneal power; ECC: Eccentricity; Q: Topographic Q value; Topo astigmatism: Topographic astigmatism. aIndependent sample test; bStatistically significant P values.

x±s (range)