Table 2 Endothelial cell density, coefficient of variation, and percentage of hexagonal cells in the peripheral regions of the cornea, before and after operation of corneal crosslinking (CXL)
From: Effect of corneal cross-linking on endothelial cell density and morphology in the peripheral cornea
Location | ECD (cells/mm2) | CV (%) | HEX (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preoperative | Postoperative (6 months) | P value | Preoperative | Postoperative (6 months) | P value | Preoperative | Postoperative (6 months) | P value | |
Superior | 2843 ± 271 | 2803 ± 293 | 0.16 | 41.3 ± 5.7 | 42.5 ± 6.5 | 0.23 | 34.9 ± 10.7 | 33.8 ± 9.9 | 0.14 |
Nasal Superior | 2815 ± 297 | 2772 ± 273 | 0.12 | 41.2 ± 5.4 | 42.4 ± 6.8 | 0.21 | 35.7 ± 8.2 | 35.7 ± 9.0 | 0.80 |
Temporal Superior | 2749 ± 264 | 2716 ± 245 | 0.17 | 42.1 ± 6.3 | 43.2 ± 6.7 | 0.11 | 33.4 ± 10.7 | 33.0 ± 10.8 | 0.30 |
Inferior | 2759 ± 281 | 2734 ± 227 | 0.28 | 41.6 ± 6.5 | 42.5 ± 6.9 | 0.21 | 32.5 ± 8.5 | 33.0 ± 9.6 | 0.38 |
Nasal Inferior | 2703 ± 452 | 2655 ± 645 | 0.37 | 41.6 ± 5.0 | 42.8 ± 7.6 | 0.15 | 31.4 ± 8.9 | 31.2 ± 10.1 | 0.49 |
Temporal Inferior | 2645 ± 390 | 2603 ± 491 | 0.17 | 42.0 ± 7.3 | 42.9 ± 7.4 | 0.19 | 32.0 ± 8.7 | 31.9 ± 10.1 | 0.64 |