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Table 4 Changes in corneal biomechanical and deformation parameters (n = 22)

From: Changes in intraocular pressure values measured with noncontact tonometer (NCT), ocular response analyzer (ORA) and corvis scheimpflug technology tonometer (CST) in the early phase after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE)

Variables

Pre-operative

Postoperative 20 min

Postoperative 24 h

F valuea

P value

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

  

CH (mmHg)

11.05 ± 1.81

8.7 to 16.7

6.82 ± 0.98

5.3 to 8.4

7.49 ± 1.32

5.6 to 11.0

90.283

<0.001b

CRF (mmHg)

10.84 ± 2.20

7.1 to 17.3

6.07 ± 1.26

2.9 to 9.3

6.09 ± 1.27

4.1 to 9.1

131.239

<0.001b

CST-CCT (μm)

545.8 ± 24.8

515.0 to 618.0

469.7 ± 46.4

389 to 580

440.9 ± 29.5

407 to 522

136.093

<0.001b

AT1 (ms)

7.28 ± 0.26

6.71 to 7.97

6.91 ± 0.23

6.52 to 7.32

6.90 ± 0.18

6.54 to 7.37

36.484

<0.001b

ATh (ms)

16.94 ± 0.53

16.17 to 17.79

16.77 ± 0.86

14.32 to 18.02

16.94 ± 0.63

15.71 to 18.02

0.465

0.631

AT2 (ms)

21.64 ± 1.29

16.89 to 22.82

22.13 ± 0.41

21.36 to 22.86

22.17 ± 0.29

21.61 to 22.87

3.042

0.089

AL1 (mm)

1.78 ± 0.04

1.71 to 1.87

1.72 ± 0.17

1.26 to 1.92

1.74 ± 0.20

1.19 to 1.94

0.798

0.429

AL2 (mm)

1.49 ± 0.39

0.44 to 2.00

1.35 ± 0.44

0.73 to 2.00

1.22 ± 0.41

0.73 to 1.89

2.281

0.131

AV1 (m/s)

0.16 ± 0.02

0.09 to 0.22

0.14 ± 0.02

0.08 to 0.19

0.15 ± 0.02

0.11 to 0.20

5.528

0.007b

AV2 (m/s)

−0.44 ± 0.14

−0.92 to −0.20

−0.56 ± 0.13

−0.75 to −0.33

−0.61 ± 0.16

−1.11 to −0.33

8.910

0.001b

PD (mm)

4.27 ± 1.19

2.36 to 5.43

4.51 ± 1.25

2.62 to 6.19

4.53 ± 1.27

2.57 to 6.23

0.355

0.704

Radius (mm)

6.97 ± 1.46

1.66 to 9.45

5.51 ± 1.00

1.78 to 6.88

5.69 ± 0.54

4.89 to 7.05

13.208

<0.001b

DA (mm)

1.09 ± 0.09

0.89 to 1.37

1.17 ± 0.10

1.03 to 1.43

1.14 ± 0.07

0.99 to 1.34

10.100

<0.001b

  1. MRSE manifest refraction spherical equivalent, D diopter, CH corneal hysteresis, CRF corneal resistance factor, CCT central corneal thickness, AT1 applanation time 1, ATh applanation time at the highest concavity; AT2 applanation time 2, AL1 applanation length 1; AL2 applanation length 2, AV1 applanation velocity 1, AV2 applanation velocity 2, PD peak distance, DA deformation amplitude
  2. aRepeated measures analysis of variance (RM-ANOVA)
  3. bSignificant difference was detected over time