Table 1 Characteristics of prospective comparative studies included in the meta-analysis
First author | Year | Location | Design | Follow-up | Intervention | No. of eyes | Mean age(y) | Preoperative central corneal sensitivity | Preoperative SE(D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Li(a) | 2014 | China | Non-randomized | 6 m | FS-LASIK | 33 | 27.33 ± 6.58 | 57.27 ± 6.26 | NA |
SMILE | 38 | 28.21 ± 7.04 | 58.16 ± 3.37 | NA | |||||
Wei | 2013 | China | Non-randomized | 3 m | FS-LASIK | 54 | 25.44 ± 7.15 | 58.1 ± 4.3 | NA |
SMILE | 61 | 27.44 ± 6.52 | 56.6 ± 4.5 | NA | |||||
Demirok | 2013 | Turkey | Randomized | 6 m | FS-LASIK | 28 | 26.2 ± 4.4 | 56.2 ± 5.0 | 4.00 ± 1.40 |
SMILE | 28 | 26.2 ± 4.4 | 56.8 ± 4.7 | 3.90 ± 1.50 | |||||
Gao | 2014 | China | Non-randomized | 3 m | FS-LASIK | 32 | 22.75 ± 4.28 | 57.66 ± 3.25 | NA |
SMILE | 15 | 24.53 ± 4.05 | 58.48 ± 2.84 | NA | |||||
Li(b) | 2013 | China | Non-randomized | 6 m | FS-LASIK | 42 | 28.3 ± 5.5 | 58.06 ± 3.8 | 8.46 ± 2.15 |
SMILE | 32 | 27.1 ± 4.0 | 58.26 ± 4.5 | 6.56 ± 1.28 |