16 February 2023>: Clinical Research
Comparison of Vision Correction and Corneal Thickness at 180-Day Follow-Up After Femtosecond Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis (FS-LASIK), Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK), and Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE): A Study from a Single Center in Poland of 120 Patients with Myopia
Dominika Janiszewska-Bil 123ABCEF* , Barbara Czarnota-Nowakowska 4BCF , Beniamin Oskar Grabarek 5CDE , Dariusz Dobrowolski 167DF , Edward Wylęgała 8F , Anita Lyssek-Boroń 129ADOI: 10.12659/MSM.939099
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939099
Table 6 Changes in corneal epithelial thickness in the first 180 days after laser vision correction surgery in patients after PRK.
Myopia | Place of corneal | 0 day | 1 day | 7 days | 60 days | 180 days | p-value ANOVA test |
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General | Centrum (μm) | 52.08±4.67 | 52.09±4.67 | 52.21±5.11 | 52.21±4.54 | 52.56±2.34 | >0.05 |
Mild | 52.00±3.54 | 52.07±3.11 | 52.12±2.34 | 52.13±1.98 | 52.38±2.41 | ||
Severe | 52.12±4.56 | 52.13±2.57 | 52.34±4.56 | 52.37±3.28 | 52.62±3.45 | ||
General | Item 12 (μm) | 50.19±4.22 | 51.13±4.11 | 51.82±2.02 | 51.88±3.12 | 51.93±3.45 | >0.05 |
Mild | 50.11±2.88 | 51.02±3.48 | 51.76±3.98 | 51.77±5.43 | 51.90±4.12 | ||
Severe | 50.23±3.12 | 51.19±2.98 | 51.90±3.12 | 51.92±3.92 | 51.99±4.01 | ||
General | Item 6 (μm) | 50.43±3.11 | 50.77±2.34 | 51.56±2.11 | 51.60±3.01 | 51.99±2.99 | >0.05 |
Mild | 50.23±2.34 | 50.73±1.34 | 51.23±3.16 | 51.56±2.34 | 51.71±2.38 | ||
Severe | 50.51±1.87 | 50.87±2.45 | 51.71±2.69 | 51.65±2.98 | 52.04±3.45 | ||
General | Item 3 (μm) | 51.12±3.45 | 51.18±3.76 | 51.98±3.11 | 52.06±3.21 | 52.15±4.56 | >0.05 |
Mild | 51.03±2.18 | 51.09±3.12 | 51.76±3.88 | 52.01±4.12 | 52.11±1.39 | ||
Severe | 51.16±1.98 | 51.23±3.45 | 52.03±2.71 | 52.12±2.82 | 52.18±2.34 | ||
General | Item 9 (μm) | 52.28±4.56 | 52.17±4.51 | 52.99±5.13 | 52.09±4.78 | 52.18±4.54 | >0.05 |
Mild | 52.14±2.71 | 52.11±2.87 | 52.89±3.45 | 52.05±2.70 | 52.13±2.90 | ||
Severe | 52.31±2.61 | 52.20±3.98 | 53.10±3.98 | 52.14±3.89 | 52.22±4.76 | ||
Data are presented as mean±standard deviation; PRK – photorefractive keratectomy. |