Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis
Name/y | Country | Retrospective or prospective | Sample size | Mean age ± SD (years) | IOP(mmHg) | Surgical method | Lamellar or surface | Follow-up time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IOPcc | IOPg | IOPGAT | ||||||||
Kirwan_a/2008 [15] | Ireland | Prospective | 90 | 35.6 ± 9.3 | 13.1 ± 1.9 | 10.2 ± 2.1 | 9.6 ± 1.7 | LASIK | Lamellar | 3 months |
Kirwan_b/2008 [15] | Ireland | Prospective | 35 | 37.3 ± 11.7 | 13.8 ± 2.7 | 10.7 ± 2.5 | 11.0 ± 2.1 | LASEK | surface | 3 months |
Fan/2011 [16] | China | Retrospective | 148 | 22.9 ± 4.64 | 13.91 ± 2.26 | 9.79 ± 2.52 | 10.09 ± 2.43 | LASIK | Lamellar | 6 months |
Hong/2015 [17] | China | Retrospective | 50 | 21.8 ± 5.9 | 15.3 ± 2.4 | 12.5 ± 2.1 | 13.0 ± 2.3 | LASIK | Lamellar | 3 months |
Pepose/2007 [18] | America | Prospective | 66 | 39.6 ± 11.4 | 13.1 ± 2.0 | 10.6 ± 2.6 | 12.0 ± 2.7 | LASIK | Lamellar | 1 week |
Qazi_a/2009 [19] | America | Prospective | 28 | 39.0 ± 12.0 | 13.37 ± 2.53 | 11.29 ± 3.08 | 11.53 ± 2.45 | LASIK | Lamellar | 6 months |
Qazi_b/2009 [19] | America | Prospective | 30 | 41.0 ± 9.0 | 14.24 ± 2.82 | 10.07 ± 3.55 | 11.86 ± 2.74 | LASEK | surface | 6 months |
Denise_a/2011 [20] | America | Prospective | 51 | 36.0 ± 8.0 | 16.40 ± 2.43 | 13.16 ± 3.08 | 13.82 ± 2.56 | EPI-LASIK | surface | 1 month |
Denise_b/2011 [20] | America | Prospective | 51 | 36.0 ± 8.0 | 16.00 ± 2.60 | 13.09 ± 3.25 | 13.34 ± 2.58 | EPI-LASIK | surface | 3 months |
Denise_c/2011 [20] | America | Prospective | 51 | 36.0 ± 8.0 | 14.66 ± 2.30 | 11.73 ± 2.56 | 11.86 ± 2.71 | EPI-LASIK | surface | 6 months |
Denise_d/2011 [20] | America | Prospective | 51 | 36.0 ± 8.0 | 15.09 ± 2.30 | 12.11 ± 2.54 | 12.40 ± 2.67 | EPI-LASIK | surface | 12 months |
Shin/2015 [21] | Korea | Retrospective | 40 | 26.25 ± 7.23 | 13.64 ± 2.09 | 10.27 ± 2.26 | 10.83 ± 2.83 | FS-LASIK | Lamellar | 1 month |
Zare/2012 [22] | Iran | Prospective | 33 | 26.9 ± 5.0 | 15.25 ± 3.24 | 14.15 ± 2.73 | 12.42 ± 2.14 | PRK | surface | 3 months |