Table 6.

NEI-RQL-42 scores before and 3 months after surgery in the pure ICL implantation and traditional ICL implantation groups.

	Pure method			Traditional method
	Pre	3 mo post	P value	Pre	3 mo post	P value
Total score	60.568 ± 3.772	83.685 ± 2.675	<0.001∗	60.495 ± 3.866	83.493 ± 2.663	<0.001∗
Clarity of vision	64.327 ± 2.894	87.045 ± 3.184	<0.001∗	64.422 ± 2.825	86.284 ± 3.551	<0.001∗
Expectation	30.500 ± 3.558	81.436 ± 3.721	<0.001∗	30.555 ± 3.561	80.143 ± 4.276	<0.001∗
Near vision	81.508 ± 3.361	81.217 ± 3.448	0.714	82.244 ± 3.383	81.722 ± 3.404	0.556
Far vision	81.920 ± 3.687	83.720 ± 3.105	0.033∗	81.925 ± 3.751	83.666 ± 3.231	0.026∗
Visual fatigue	74.548 ± 2.447	77.835 ± 2.589	<0.001∗	74.488 ± 2.407	77.580 ± 2.824	<0.001∗
Activity limitations	40.516 ± 3.346	87.687 ± 2.288	<0.001∗	40.463 ± 3.250	87.210 ± 3.065	<0.001∗
Glare	73.504 ± 3.083	70.596 ± 3.300	0.001∗	73.548 ± 3.136	70.509 ± 3.337	<0.001∗
Symptoms	73.155 ± 3.114	78.344 ± 2.407	<0.001∗	72.491 ± 2.859	78.413 ± 2.092	<0.001∗
Dependence on correction	28.493 ± 1.818	98.288 ± 0.952	<0.001∗	28.528 ± 1.782	98.454 ± 0.916	<0.001∗
Worry	49.473 ± 2.213	75.534 ± 3.335	<0.001∗	49.704 ± 2.152	75.643 ± 3.284	<0.001∗
Suboptimal correction	74.518 ± 3.777	89.625 ± 3.951	<0.001∗	74.072 ± 3.870	89.40]7 ± 4.006	<0.001∗
Appearance	48.555 ± 3.042	90.819 ± 3.666	<0.001∗	49.154 ± 2.878	90.475 ± 3.415	<0.001∗
Satisfaction with correction	58.498 ± 3.490	90.211 ± 3.704	<0.001∗	57.490 ± 3.387	89.448 ± 3.383	<0.001∗

Note. P: P value of NEI-RQL-42 scores statistically compared before and 3 months after surgery in the pure ICL implantation and traditional ICL implantation groups; ^∗P < 0.05: the difference is statistically significant.