Table 3.
Correlations between SE and induced corneal HOAs after SMILE surgery
| Cornea aberrations | r | p |
|---|---|---|
| RMS HOA (CF) | −0.631 | 0.000 |
| RMS HOA (CB) | 0.011 | 0.867 |
| RMS HOA (cornea) | −0.648 | 0.000 |
| Oblique trefoil Z3,3 (CF) | 0.047 | 0.516 |
| Horizontal coma Z3.1 (CF) | 0.028 | 0.692 |
| Vertical coma Z3.-1 (CF) | 0.616 | 0.000 |
| Vertical trefoil Z3.-3 (CF) | 0.076 | 0.290 |
| Spherical aberration Z4,0 (CF) | −0.582 | 0.000 |
| Oblique trefoil Z3, 3 (CB) | −0.046 | 0.517 |
| Horizontal coma Z3, 1 (CB) | 0.026 | 0.718 |
| Vertical coma Z3, − 1 (CB) | −0.323 | 0.000 |
| Vertical trefoil Z3, −3 (CB) | −0.060 | 0.398 |
| Spherical aberration Z4, 0 (CB) | 0.037 | 0.601 |
| Oblique trefoil Z 3, 3 (cornea) | 0.027 | 0.702 |
| Horizontal coma Z3,1 (cornea) | 0.026 | 0.715 |
| Vertical coma Z3, −1 (cornea) | 0.613 | 0.000 |
| Vertical trefoil Z3,-3 (cornea) | 0.070 | 0.329 |
| Spherical aberration Z4, 0 (cornea) | 0.561 | 0.000 |
RMS-HOA-CF: third-order to eight-order aberrations of anterior corneal surface (cornea front, CF); RMS-HOA-cornea: third-order to eight-order aberrations of total corneal surface; RMS-HOA-CB: third-order to eight-order aberrations of posterior corneal surface (cornea back, CB)