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. 2022 Oct 6;9:39. doi: 10.1186/s40662-022-00310-5

Table 2.

Visual acuity and over-refraction data with the final scleral contact lens fitted during the follow-up

Variable 1 month follow-up 3 months follow-up
Mean (SD) Median (Range) P value Mean (SD) Median (range) P value
SLVA 0.10 (0.04) 0.10 (− 0.08 to 0.30)  < 0.001 0.10 (0.06) 0.10 (− 0.08 to 0.40) 0.219
Sphere ORx (D) 0.22 (0.16) 0.00 (− 0.50 to 1.50)  < 0.001 0.18 (0.21) 0.00 (− 0.50 to 1.00) 0.357
Cylinder ORx (D)  − 0.05 (0.08) 0.00 (− 1.00 to 0.00)  < 0.001  − 0.14 (0.20) 0.00 (− 1.25 to 0.00) 0.180
SLVA with ORx (logMAR) 0.09 (0.04) 0.10 (− 0.08 to 0.30) 0.07 (0.05) 0.04 (− 0.08 to 0.30) 0.753

SLVA = scleral lens corrected distance visual acuity; ORx = Over-refraction; logMAR = logarithm of minimal angle of resolution; SD = standard deviation; D = diopters