Table 4 Analysis of corneal endothelial cells by specular microscopy

Cell density

1982 ± 812^{a b}

2544 ± 473

2554 ± 224

< 0.001

Average cell size (μm²)

633.09 ± 409.06^{a b}

402.70 ± 103.08

399.53 ± 34.47

< 0.001

Coefficient of Variation (%)

45.09 ± 10.94^{a b}

39.15 ± 8.71

40.08 ± 6.12

0.023

Hexagonal cell ratio (%)

35.30 ± 11.45^{a b}

45.75 ± 8.45

51.85 ± 8.19

< 0.001

Central corneal thickness (μm)

549.40 ± 39.33

530.65 ± 38.18

533.41 ± 31.18

0.158