TABLE D.

Anterior Tangential Curvature Within the Central 3-mm Region (K_mean) for Flap-Based (FLEx) and Flapless (SMILE) Surgery in Contralateral Eye Models as a Function of IOP^a

Variable	SMILE at 15 mm Hg	SMILE at 30 mm Hg	Difference	FLEx at 15 mm Hg	FLEx at 30 mm Hg	Difference
Patient 1	37.79	40.65	2.86	37.90	41.08	3.18
Patient 2	36.20	39.66	3.46	36.02	39.50	3.48
Patient 3	38.91	41.69	2.78	39.08	42.08	3.00
Patient 4	36.85	38.72	1.87	37.11	39.15	2.04
Patient 5	38.15	40.41	2.26	37.77	40.14	2.37
Mean ± SD	37.58 ± 1.06	40.22 ± 1.11	2.64 ± 0.60	37.57 ± 1.12	40.39 ± 1.19	2.81 ± 0.59 (+6%)
P (difference  between SMILE  and FLEx)	–	–	–	–	–	.02

FLEx = femtosecond lenticule extraction; SMILE = small incision lenticule extraction; IOP = intraocular pressure

^aMeasured in diopters.