Viscoat versus Visthesia during phacoemulsification cataract surgery: corneal and foveal changes

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 2 Demographic characteristics and intraoperative data of the two groups

	Viscoat group (n = 41)	Visthesia group (n = 36)	p
Continuous variables	mean ± SD	mean ± SD
Age (years)	77.6 ± 8.4	77.7 ± 8.7	0.949
BCVA preoperatively (LogMAR)	0.42 ± 0.22	0.41 ± 0.25	0.844
ECC preoperatively (cells/mm²)	2424.9 ± 449.03	2307.6 ± 382.63	0.225
CCT preoperatively (μm)	554.9 ± 43.75	560.2 ± 42.84	0.591
Macular thickness preoperatively (μm)	156.9 ± 23.33	159.2 ± 26.56	0.684
U/S duration intraoperatively (min)	0.83 ± 0.70	0.66 ± 0.38	0.483
Total operating time (min)	15.90 ± 2.97	14.43 ± 1.85	0.012
Intraoperative pain (VAS score)	3.27 ± 0.81	1.00 ± 0.76	<0.0001
Categorical and ordinal variables	N	N
Sex
Male/Female	15/26	11/25	0.577
Operated eye
Right/Left	20/21	19/17	0.726

BCVA = best corrected visual acuity; ECC = endothelial cell count; CCT = central corneal thickness; U/S = ultrasound; VAS = visual analog scale

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