Table 1 Patient demographics
From: Chung’s swing technique: a new technique for small-incision lenticule extraction
Characteristics | Traditional group | Swing group | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Eyes (n) | 52 | 60 | |
Sex (M/F) | 16/36 | 22/38 | |
Age (years) | 26.28 ± 6.63 (18 ~ 39) | 24.08 ± 5.42 (18 ~ 36) | 0.127 |
Mean corneal power (dioter) | 43.99 ± 1.6 (40 ~ 47.75) | 44.27 ± 1.58 (39.75 ~ 49.25) | 0.451 |
UDVA (logMAR) | 1.17 ± 0.47 (0.7 ~ 2) | 1.15 ± 0.49 (0.4 ~ 2) | 0.996 |
CDVA (logMAR) | −0.04 ± 0.05 (−0.1 ~ 0.1) | −0.05 ± 0.05 (−0.1 ~ 0.1) | 0.897 |
IOP (mmHg) | 15.7 ± 2.94 (9 ~ 19) | 14.5 ± 2.42 (11 ~ 18) | 0.781 |
Sphere (diopter) | −5.19 ± 1.49 (−8.75 ~ −2.75) | −4.52 ± 1.79 (−9.0 ~ −3.5) | 0.674 |
Cylinder (diopter) | −1.01 ± 0.43 (−2 ~ 0) | −1.10 ± 0.44 (−2 ~ −0.5) | 0.718 |
Spherical equivalent (diopter) | −5.69 ± 1.53 (−9.13 ~ −2.75) | −5.07 ± 1.80 (−9.25 ~ −3.38) | 0.656 |
Central corneal thickness (μm) | 522.8 ± 28.7 (481 ~ 571) | 513.4 ± 30.4 (488 ~ 580) | 0.524 |
Expected residual corneal bed (μm) | 319.6 ± 29.1 (254 ~ 364) | 308.7 ± 28.8 (252 ~ 351) | 0.447 |