Clinical Study

One-Year Results of Simultaneous Topography-Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy and Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking in Keratoconus Utilizing a Modern Ablation Software

Table 1

Summary of results.

ParameterPreoperatively1 month postoperatively3 months postoperatively6 months postoperatively12 months postoperatively

LogMAR UDVA
Mean ± SD
0.830
±.37
0.47
±0.32
0.35
±0.25
0.31
±0.26
0.26
±0.25
P value0.003<0.001<0.001<0.001

LogMAR CDVA
Mean ± SD
.27
±0.31
0.27
±0.29
0.18
±0.21
0.12
±0.19
0.08
±0.18
P value0.990.1080.040.02

Kmax in D 
Mean ± SD
48.9
±2.8
45.6 
±3.2
45.6
±3.2
45.5
±3.1
45.4
±3.1
P value<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001

Kmin in D 
Mean ± SD
45.9
±2.8
44.4
±2.9
44.3
±3.0
44.3
±3.1
44.1
±3.2
P value 0.0040.0030.0030.003

Median cylindrical error in D2.131.251.01.001.13
P value<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001

LogMAR = logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution, UDVA = uncorrected distance visual acuity, CDVA = corrected distance visual acuity, Kmax = maximum keratometry, Kmin = minimum keratometry, and D = diopter.