Table 2.
First postoperative stage (epithelial defect).
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCVA (log MAR) | Group A | 0.22 ± 0.18 (−0.1–0.5) | 0.51 ± 0.31 (0.2–0.9) | 0.51 ± 0.33 (0.1–1.0) |
| Group B | 0.24 ± 0.24 (−0.2–0.7) | 0.52 ± 0.29 (0.2–1.0) | 0.54 ± 0.28 (0.15–1.0) | |
| P value | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | |
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| Healing (%) | Group A | 52.8 ± 16.1 (30–80) | 94.2 ± 12.2 (60–100) | 99.1 ± 2.8 (90–100) |
| Group B | 50.8 ± 16.9 (15–80) | 96.5 ± 4.4 (90–100) | 99.1 ± 0.28 (99–100) | |
| P value | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | |
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| Comfort | Group A | 3.33 ± 1.4 (0–5) | 1.71 ± 1.34 (0–4) | 0.58 ± 0.9 (0–3) |
| Group B | 3.61 ± 1.09 (2–5) | 1.63 ± 1.43 (0–4) | 0.5 ± 1.0 (0–3) | |
| P value | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | |