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Table 4 Comparison of preoperative and postoperative changes in corneal HOAs in femto-LASIK at 6-month postoperatively

From: Comparison of visual outcomes after femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK versus flap-off epipolis LASIK for myopia

Parameter

Mean ± Standard Deviation

P-value

Preoperative

Postoperative

Front corneal HOAs

 Z3,3

0.006 ± 0.076

−0.017 ± 0.149

0.644

 Z3,1

0.007 ± 0.139

−0.019 ± 0.471

0.845

 Z3,-1

−0.086 ± 0.251

−0.393 ± 0.335

0.021

 Z3,-3

−0.056 ± 0.120

0.026 ± 0.176

0.206

 Z4,4

−0.024 ± 0.090

−0.069 ± 0.073

0.233

 Z4,2

0.013 ± 0.051

−0.113 ± 0.113

0.001

 Z4,0

0.271 ± 0.132

0.479 ± 0.139

0.001

 Z4,-2

−0.016 ± 0.047

0.005 ± 0.089

0.479

 Z4,-4

0.007 ± 0.076

0.034 ± 0.126

0.496

Back corneal HOAs

 Z3,3

0.008 ± 0.048

0.009 ± 0.052

0.971

 Z3,1

−0.001 ± 0.025

0.004 ± 0.035

0.463

 Z3,-1

0.013 ± 0.025

0.027 ± 0.027

0.015

 Z3,-3

−0.026 ± 0.042

−0.055 ± 0.037

0.046

 Z4,4

−0.038 ± 0.035

−0.041 ± 0.038

0.695

 Z4,2

−0.009 ± 0.014

−0.008 ± 0.012

0.695

 Z4,0

−0.143 ± 0.017

−0.140 ± 0.024

0.277

 Z4,-2

0.003 ± 0.013

−0.001 ± 0.016

0.339

 Z4,-4

0.006 ± 0.030

−0.008 ± 0.029

0.049

Total corneal HOAs

 Z3,3

0.042 ± 0.114

−0.008 ± 0.157

0.339

 Z3,1

−0.001 ± 0.131

−0.015 ± 0.450

0.878

 Z3,-1

−0.128 ± 0.215

−0.368 ± 0.328

0.007

 Z3,-3

−0.031 ± 0.122

−0.023 ± 0.173

0.883

 Z4,4

−0.096 ± 0.091

−0.108 ± 0.064

0.659

 Z4,2

−0.007 ± 0.055

−0.122 ± 0.055

0.004

 Z4,0

0.168 ± 0.061

−0.430 ± 0.137

< 0.001

 Z4,-2

−0.016 ± 0.047

0.004 ± 0.098

0.538

 Z4,-4

0.002 ± 0.089

0.033 ± 0.133

0.423

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