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Table 1 Preoperative and Intra-Operative Parameters

From: Refractive, visual, and subjective quality of vision outcomes for very high myopia LASIK from − 10.00 to − 13.50 diopters

 

Mean ± SD

Range

Preoperative variables

 Sphere (D)

−10.33 ± 0.82

− 8.75 to − 12.50

 Cylinder (D)

−1.20 ± 0.87

0.00 to − 4.25

 Spherical equivalent (D)

−11.02 ± 0.81

−10.00 to − 13.50

 Central corneal thickness (μm)

580.3 ± 25.9

519 to 656

 Pupil diameter (mm)

6.9 ± 0.9

4.4 to 8.6

 Minimum keratometry (D)

43.5 ± 1.8

39.6 to 49.0

 Maximum keratometry (D)

44.8 ± 1.7

41.3 to 50.2

Intra-operative variables

 Average flap thickness (μm)

117.2 ± 21.3

90.0 to 141.4

 Average ablation (μm)

137.7 ± 10.8

115.6 to 164.1

 Average % of cornea ablated

42.6 ± 2.4

38.4 to 47.7

 Residual stromal bed (μm)

314.3 ± 62.3

280.0 to 381.5

 Optical zone (mm)

6.5 ± 0.1

6.0 to 6.5