Table 8.
Mean of spherical equivalent (SE) along the 12-month follow-up time of both eyes with stable refraction and after LASIK enhancement in eyes with myopic regression
| Follow-up | Eyes with stable refraction (D) Mean ± SD |
Eyes with myopic regression (enhancement) Mean ± SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low myopia | Moderate myopia | High myopia | Total | ||
| Pre-operative | − 1.86 ± 0.71 (0 to − 3.0) | − 4.11 ± 0.80 (− 3.25 to − 6.0) | − 6.66 ± 0.38 (− 6.26 to − 8.0) | − 2.72 ± 1.42 (0 to − 8.0) | − 2.02 ± 0.62 (− 0.75 to − 3.0) |
| 1st day post-operative | 0.36 ± 0.10 (0 to + 0.60) | 0.32 ± 0.08 (+ 0.12 to + 0.55) | 0.31 ± 0.08 (+ 0.20 to + 0.55) | + 0.35 ± 0.10 (0 to + 0.60) | + 0.25 ± 0.09 (+ 0.10 to + 0.50) |
| 1st week post-operative | 0.31 ± 0.11 (0.10 to + 0.50) | 0.28 ± 0.06 (+ 0.10 to + 0.50) | 0.26 ± 0.08 (+ 0.10 to + 0.50) | + 0.30 ± 0.10 (+ 0.10 to + 0.50) | + 0.19 ± 0.08 (+ 0.10 to + 0.45) |
| 1st month post-operative | 0.26 ± 0.11 (0 to + 0.50) | 0.22 ± 0.07 (+ 0.10 to + 0.50) | 0.22 ± 0.05 (+ 0.10 to + 0.30) | + 0.25 ± 0.10 (0 to + 0.50) | + 0.09 ± 0.08 (0 to + 0.30) |
| 3rd month post-operative | 0.25 ± 0.11 (0 to + 0.50) | 0.21 ± 0.05 (+ 0.10 to + 0.50) | 0.19 ± 0.07 (0 to + 0.30) | + 0.24 ± 0.10 (0 to + 0.50) | − 0.32 ± 0.25 (0 to − 1.25) |
| 6th month post-operative | 0.24 ± 0.11 (0 to + 0.50) | 0.20 ± 0.07 (0 to + 0.50) | 0.19 ± 0.06 (0 to + 0.30) | + 0.22 ± 0.10 (0 to + 0.50) | − 0.64 ± 0.29 (− 0.1 to − 1.85) |
| 12th month post-operative | 0.22 ± 0.12 (0 to + 0.50) | 0.20 ± 0.04 (0 to + 0.50) | 0.18 ± 0.07 (0 to + 0.30) | + 0.21 ± 0.10 (0 to + 0.50) | − 0.99 ± 0.39 (− 0.40 to − 2.5) |
| P value | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | < 0.001* |
*Statistically significant; D diopter