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Table 2 Preoperative Variables of Patients

From: Single-step Transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy in the treatment of mild, moderate, and high myopia: six month results

 

Low myopia

Moderate myopia

High myopia

  

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

F (P)

P

     

*<0.001

Sphere (D)

−1.25 to −3.00

−3.25 to −5.50

−6.00 to −7.50

349.29 (<0.001)

<0.001

 

−2.43 ± 0.57

−4.16 ± 0.72

−6.39 ± 0.50

 

<0.001

     

*0.296

Cylinder (D)

0.00 to −1.75

0.00 to − 1.75

0.00 to − 1.75

2.332 (0.103)

0.27

 

−0.70 ± 0.46

−0.56 ± 0.54

− 0.88 ± 0.58

 

0.033

     

*0.02

SE refraction (D)

−1.25 to −3.625

−3.25 to −6.25

−6.00 to −8.00

262.51 (<0.001)

<0.001

 

−2.78 ± 0.65

−4.43 ± 0.85

−6.85 ± 0.61

 

<0.001

     

*<0.001

UDVA (logMAR)

0.30 to 1.30

0.70 to 1.50

0.80 to 1.50

32.22 (<0.001)

<0.001

 

0.77 ± 0.21

0.97 ± 0.19

1.18 ± 0.20

 

<0.001

     

*0.002

CDVA (logMAR)

0.00 to −0.20

0.00 to −0.20

0.00 to −0.20

5.01 (<0.001)

0.198

 

−0.128 ± 0.063

−0.075 ± 0.072

− 0.103 ± 0.07

 

0.067

  1. SE = spherical equivalent refraction, UCVA = uncorrected visual acuity, CDVA = corrected distance visual acuity
  2. Data are expressed as means±SD. *Low myopia vs Moderate myopia. Low myopia vs High myopia. Moderate myopia vs High myopia