Table 2 Recovery of UCVA post-ICL Implantation for the different PI approaches

YAG PI before ICL implantation

30

0.55 ± 0.20

0.48 ± 0.10

0.63 ± 0.13

0.75 ± 0.20

0.80 ± 0.21

P (vs. preoperative BCVA)

0.22

0.10

0.006

<0.001

PI before ICL implantation

34

0.53 ± 0.10

0.51 ± 0.12

0.67 ± 0.19

0.76 ± 0.24

0.78 ± 0.23

P (vs. preoperative BCVA)

0.53

0.004

<0.001

<0.001

PI during ICL implantation

28

0.56 ± 0.15

0.46 ± 0.16

0.54 ± 0.13

0.75 ± 0.20

0.80 ± 0.18

P (vs. preoperative BCVA)

0.04

0.67

<0.001

<0.001

P ₁

0.73

0.41

0.76

0.91

0.81

P ₂

0.84

0.63

0.02

0.97

1.00

P ₃

0.46

0.24

0.01

0.87

0.78