A Clinical and Confocal Microscopic Comparison of Transepithelial PRK and LASEK for Myopia

Table 3

Residual refractive error (Spherical equivalent) after transepithelial PRK and LASEK.

Residual refractive error (percentage of eyes)
Followup	Transepithelial PRK		LASEK		𝑃 value*
	±0.5 D	±1.0 D	±0.5 D	±1.0 D
1 month	83	83	92	100	𝑃>0.05
3 months	92	100	92	100	𝑃>0.05
6 and 12 months	92	100	92	100	𝑃>0.05

D: diopter.*Chi-square test.