Table 3.
Attempted correction and ablation charactheristics.
| Mean ± SD | Median | Minimum/Maximum | |
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| Optical zone diameter (mm) | 5.93 ± 0.58 | 6 | 5/7 |
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| Transition zone diameter (mm) | 0.72 ± 0.29 | 0.63 | 0.33/1.46 |
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| Total ablation zone (mm) | 6,65 ± 0,71 | 6,63 | 5.33/8.23 |
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| Maximum ablation depth∗ (μ) | 76± 35 | 85 | 16/138 |
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| Central ablation depth (μ) | 48 ± 28 | 62 | 2/96 |
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| Minimum ablation depth (μ) | 35± 28 | 56 | 0.003/61 |
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| Ablation volume (μm3) | 1745 ±1239 | 2001 | 183/4232 |
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| Attempted sphere (D) | -1.15 ± 1.51 | -1.00 | -4.87/1.30 |
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| Attempted cylinder (D) | -1.10 ± 0.75 | -0.81 | -2.99/0 |
∗: ablation profile was evaluated by the surgeon. Maximum ablation depth was limited to 50 μ over the cone. Paracentral ablation was not limited.