Table 2.

Visual acuity and refractive status changes due to preoperative values.

	<−4 D (n:13)	≥−4 D (n:42)	P* value
Preoperative UCVA	0.08 ± 0.02 (0.05–0.1)	0.03 ± 0.02 (0.01–0.2)	<0.001
Preoperative BCVA	0.96 ± 0.07 (0.8–1.0)	0.92 ± 0.11 (0.6–1.0)	0.155
Preoperative SE	−3.25 ± 0.6 (−4.0-(-)2.5)	−5.2 ± 0.92 (−7.5–(−)4.1)	<0.001
Postoperative UCVA	0.92 ± 0.07 (0.8–1.0)	0.89 ± 0.18 (0.4–1.2)	0.623
Postoperative BCVA	0.96 ± 0.05 (0.9–1.0)	1.00 ± 0.11 (0.7–1.2)	0.210
Postoperative SE	0.00 ± 0 (0–0)	−0.24 ± 0.42 (−2–0)	0.046

UCVA Uncorrected Visual Acuity, BCVA Best Corrected Visual Acuity, SE Spherical Equivalent.

*Student t test.