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Table 1 Preoperative characteristics in 293 eyes that undergo PRK Surgery

From: Studying the factors related to refractive error regression after PRK surgery

Factor

Frequency

Percent

Female

180

61.4

Men

113

38.6

Education degree

 Under diploma

47

16

 Diploma

91

31.1

 Bachelor

115

39.2

 Post graduate

40

13.7

Optical zone

 5.5 (mm)

7

2.1

 6.00 (mm)

20

6.8

 6.50 (mm)

267

91.1

Refraction type

 Myopia (D)

16

5.5

 Hyperopia (D)

3

1

 Astigmatism (D)

14

4.8

 Myopic astigmatism (D)

223

76.1

 Hyperopic astigmatism (D)

37

12.6

Surgeon specialty

 Ophthalmologist

135

46.1

 Deviation specialty

51

17.4

 Retina specialty

34

11.6

 Cornea specialty

73

24.9

Astigmatism category (D)

 Astigmatism category (0–2) D

243

82.9

 Astigmatism category (2–4) D

47

16

 Astigmatism category (4–6) D

3

1

Sphere category (D)

 Sphere category (0–2) D

93

31.7

 Sphere category (2–4) D

110

37.5

 Sphere category (4–6) D

50

17.1

 Sphere category (6–8) D

22

7.5

 Sphere category (8<) D

18

6.1

Total

293

100

  1. PRK photorefractive keratectomy, D Diopter