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Table 4 Mean corneal epithelial thickness changes after LASIK Xtra

From: Corneal epithelial remodeling after femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis combined with intraoperative accelerated corneal collagen crosslinking for myopia: a retrospective study

 

Mean ± SD

 

Parameter

Pre-op

6-month Post-op

12-month Post-op

P value

Central (μm)

53.11 ± 3.20

67.06 ± 16.90*

61.72 ± 5.51*

 < 0.001

Inner Inferior (μm)

53.83 ± 3.24

65.00 ± 17.98*

61.17 ± 4.68*

 < 0.001

Inner Inferior-nasal (μm)

53.83 ± 3.09

67.67 ± 15.51*

60.28 ± 4.16*

 < 0.001

Inner Nasal (μm)

53.11 ± 2.74

62.94 ± 11.84*

58.11 ± 4.74*

 < 0.001

Inner Superior-nasal (μm)

53.06 ± 3.06

62.00 ± 14.59*

57.50 ± 4.67*

 < 0.001

Inner Superior (μm)

52.61 ± 3.13

63.11 ± 19.35*

55.11 ± 12.09*

0.001

Inner Superior-temporal (μm)

52.28 ± 2.91

66.33 ± 16.97*

59.11 ± 4.14*

 < 0.001

Inner Temporal (μm)

52.44 ± 3.57

63.17 ± 10.65*

60.44 ± 4.02*

 < 0.001

Inner Inferior-temporal (μm)

52.89 ± 3.76

64.22 ± 11.82*

60.67 ± 4.73*

 < 0.001

Outer Inferior (μm)

54.11 ± 3.29

57.39 ± 17.17

53.78 ± 6.45

0.780

Outer Inferior-nasal (μm)

53.78 ± 3.04

59.22 ± 15.49

52.50 ± 5.29

0.397

Outer Nasal (μm)

53.44 ± 2.75

54.67 ± 11.54

51.72 ± 6.23

0.478

Outer Superior-nasal (μm)

52.83 ± 3.67

56.00 ± 12.72

51.50 ± 5.15

0.462

Outer Superior (μm)

51.72 ± 3.34

58.00 ± 17.99

51.56 ± 5.68

0.629

Outer Superior-temporal (μm)

51.56 ± 2.87

60.44 ± 17.14

53.89 ± 6.46

0.415

Outer Temporal (μm)

51.89 ± 3.69

57.28 ± 12.30

53.67 ± 6.91

0.467

Outer Inferior-temporal (μm)

52.78 ± 3.66

57.39 ± 12.88

53.67 ± 7.63

0.871

  1. LASIK Xtra Femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis combined with intraoperative accelerated corneal collagen crosslinking, SD Standard deviations, μm Micrometer, Pre-op preoperative, Post-op Postoperative
  2. *P value was statistically significant differences between postoperative and baseline