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. 2021 Jan 7;35(11):3020–3027. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-01365-1

Table 2.

Refractive and tomographic changes after transepithelial re-crosslinking.

Before re-crosslinking 3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months
(n = 21) Mean ± SD Mean ± SD p Mean ± SD p Mean ± SD p Mean ± SD p
UCVA 1.02 ± 0.32 1.03 ± 0.32 1.000 1.07 ± 0.38 0.524 1.04 ± 0.35 1.000 1.03 ± 0.36 1.000
BCVA 0.34 ± 0.09 0.31 ± 0.11 1.000 0.32 ± 0.13 1.000 0.36 ± 0.14 1.000 0.34 ± 0.13 1.000
Sphere, D −3.86 ± 2.79 −3.46 ± 1.93 1.000 −3.58 ± 2.17 1.000 −3.63 ± 2.35 1.000 −3.61 ± 2.33 1.000
Cylinder, D −3.48 ± 1.67 −2.74 ± 1.36 0.178 −2.82 ± 1.42 0.205 −3.04 ± 1.19 0.984 −2.98 ± 1.17 0.654
SE, D −5.60 ± 2.98 −4,83 ± 2.01 0.619 −4.99 ± 2.29 0.629 −5.15 ± 2.48 1.000 −5.10 ± 2.48 1.000
K1, D 52.25 ± 4.98 52.00 ± 4.93 0.389 52.20 ± 5.18 1.000 52.39 ± 5.40 1.000 52.36 ± 5.40 1.000
K2, D 56.87 ± 4.56 56.20 ± 4.82 0.022 56.21 ± 4.90 0.036 56.55 ± 5.16 1.000 56.50 ± 5.17 1.000
Kmax, D 63.48 ± 6.31 62.45 ± 6.86 0.027 62.44 ± 6.80 0.179 62.59 ± 7.59 1.000 62.59 ± 7.56 1.000
Minimal thickness, μm 409.9 ± 29.7 390.4 ± 32.1 <0.001 404.3 ± 28.5 0.085 405.5 ± 26.9 0.105 405.0 ± 27.4 0.067
EC, cells/mm2 2668 ± 220.0 2642 ± 177.6 1.000 2641 ± 188.7 1.000 2644 ± 192.2 1.000 2644 ± 187.1 1.000
IOP, mm Hg 13.42 ± 2.03 14.00 ± 2.42 1.000 13.49 ± 1.64 1.000 13.39 ± 1.92 1.000 13.45 ± 1.88 1.000

UCVA uncorrected visual acuity, BCVA best corrected visual acuity, SE spherical equivalent, EC endothelial cell, IOP intraocular ocular pressure.