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. 2019 Dec 10;34(9):1654–1661. doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0729-z

Table 2.

Corneal thickness (μm) over time. Wearing time.

Central
p = 0.306
Superior
p = 0.003
Inferior
p = 0.700
Nasal
p = 0.497
Temporal
p = 0.339
Pre-fitting 489.8 ± 52.4 (423–620) 562.2 ± 39.2 (502–625) 517.5 ± 65.3 (397–623) 559.4 ± 59.8 (507–741) 511.1 ± 36.6 (447–584)
1 month 496.1 ± 57.5 (423–649) 573.6 ± 44.4 (510–666) 522.1 ± 70.4 (401–650) 552.5 ± 46.1 (489–628) 517.2 ± 40.8 (452–602)
6 months 497.9 ± 62.7 (422–656) 572.3 ± 40.8 (505–649) 510.4 ± 66.7 (405–663) 558.4 ± 42.7 (492–636) 515.2 ± 45.2 (455–620)
12 months 500.9 ± 59.4 (420–656) 579.7 ± 35.0 (522–642) 515.3 ± 66.3 (404–655) 567.6 ± 44.1 (500–636) 512.2 ± 43.8 (450–620)

Corneal thickness: centrally (central 2 mm); and at locations temporal, nasal, superior and inferior (from 2 to 5 mm from the centre)