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. 2021 Aug 25;10(17):3799. doi: 10.3390/jcm10173799

Table 3.

Mean changes (postoperative values–preoperative values) of clinical outcomes in sCXL and aCFXL groups (n = studied eyes).

sCXL (n = 29) aCFXL (n = 25)
Mean ± SD p-Value vs. Baseline Mean ± SD p-Value vs. Baseline
Follow-up (months) 12 months 24 months 12 months 24 months 12 months 24 months 12 months 24 months
Refractive parameters
Corrected distance acuity
(logMAR)
−0.03 ± 0.013 −0.04 ± 0.015 0.04 0.02 −0.009 ± 0.004 −0.015 ± 0.005 0.05 0.012
Spherical equivalent (D) 0.38 ± 0.20 1.36 ± 0.53 0.12 0.02 0.6 ± 0.2 1.21 ± 0.37 0.012 0.006
Refractive cylinder magnitude (D) 0.36 ± 0.24 1.39 ± 0.53 0.28 0.02 0.95 ± 0.38 1.35 ± 0.46 0.02 0.014
Topographical parameters
Maximum keratometry (D) −0.78 ± 0.31 −0.97 ± 0.35 0.034 0.018 −0.99 ± 0.34 −1.1 ± 0.38 0.014 0.014
Mean K (D) 0.49 ± 0.2 0.49 ± 0.23 0.04 0.08 −0.58 ± 0.25 −0.59 ± 0.23 0.04 0.02
Minimum corneal
thickness (μm)
−5.8 ± 4.1 −1.0 ± 3.5 0.2 1.0 −6.0 ± 5.5 −1.6 ± 2.9 0.4 1.0
Biomechanical parameters
Corneal hysteresis
(mmHg)
1.63 ± 0.5 1.09 ± 0.3 0.004 0.002 2.03 ± 0.78 1.94 ± 0.61 0.002 0.008