Research Article

The Correlation Analysis between Corneal Biomechanical Properties and the Surgically Induced Corneal High-Order Aberrations after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction and Femtosecond Laser In Situ Keratomileusis

Table 1

The characteristics of the subjects in the SMILE and FS-LASIK groups.

ParametersSMILE ( eyes)
Mean ± SD (range)
FS-LASIK ( eyes)
Mean ± SD (range)

Female/male41/3438/370.744
Age (years)24.25 ± 5.38 (18 to 41)24.28 ± 5.24 (18 to 42)0.959
Sphere (D)−5.12 ± 1.29 (−2.25 to −8.5)−5.22 ± 1.76 (−1.50 to −10.50)0.700
Cylinder (D)−0.73 ± 0.70 (0 to −3.25)−0.67 ± 0.52 (0 to −2.5)0.507
MRSE (D)−5.49 ± 1.35 (−2.75 to −8.875)−5.56 ± 1.76 (−1.875 to −11.00)0.808
CCT (μm)547.69 ± 27.06 (503 to 620)545.97 ± 27.71 (500 to 639)0.701
Km (D)43.08 ± 1.25 (40.5 to 46.4)43.32 ± 1.22 (41.2 to 46.0)0.221
IOP (mmHg)15.80 ± 2.55 (10.1 to 20.1)15.79 ± 2.78 (9.4 to 20.7)0.988

MRSE: manifest refraction spherical equivalent, CCT: central corneal thickness, Km: mean corneal curvature, and IOP: intraocular pressure.