Table 1 Pre operative and Post operative characteristics of the patients

Age

69.6 ± 9.2

65.8 ± 7.8

70.8 ± 9.9

1.58

NS

ACD

2.6 ± 0.20

2.8 ± 0.37

2.59 ± 0.45

1.97

NS

UCVA

Pre-operative

0.12 ± 0.14

0.09 ± 0.13

0.11 ± 0.9

0.18

NS

Day one

0.28 ± 19^a

0.39 ± 23^c

0.37 + 0.27^b

1.22

NS

Three month

0.51 ± 0.16^c

0.61 ± 0.20^c

0.61 ± 0.20^c

1.51

NS

Repeated measure within group ANOVA

F = 15.0

P = 0.0001

F = 28.29

P = 0.0001

F = 23.5

P = 0.0001

BCVA

Pre-operative

0.18 ± 0.11

0.17 ± 0.19

0.18 ± 0.13

0.04

NS

Day one

0.46 ± 0.23^b

0.69 ± 0.26^c

0.55 ± 0.31^a

1.70

NS

Three month

0.69 ± 0.24^c

0.88 ± 0.18^c

0.79 ± 0.23^c

2.73

NS

Repeated measure within group ANOVA

F = 34.17

P = 0.0001

F = 43.8

P = 0.0001

F = 23.5

P = 0.0001

Corneal thickness

Pre-operative

560.7 ± 91.5

567.5 ± 44.07

576.0 ± 50.2

0.25

NS

Day one

645.8 ± 94.1^c

665.5 ± 141.9^b

670.6 ± 117.1^b

0.32

NS

Three month

573.4 ± 73.6

586.1 ± 29.0

586.7 ± 36.0

1.50

NS

Repeated measure within group ANOVA

F = 17.5

P = 0.0001

F = 11.4

P = 0.0001

F = 11.19

P = 0.0001

Endothelial cell count.

Pre-operative

2311.73 ± 288.0

2359.78 ± 383.2

2526.6 ± 305.4

2.36

NS

Day one

2021.20 ± 201.0

2035.05 ± 377.0

2196.4 ± 378.2

0.11

NS

Three month

1973.00 ± 537.0

1959.00 ± 503.0

2132.0 ± 482.0

0.82

NS

Repeated measure within group ANOVA

F = 4.2

P = 0.004

F = 2.20

P = NS

F = 17.5

P = 0.0001