Clinical Study

Anterior and Posterior Corneal Astigmatism after Refractive Lenticule Extraction for Myopic Astigmatism

Table 1

Preoperative and postoperative demographics of the study population.

PreoperativePostoperative value

Age (years)33.2 ± 6.5 years (95% CI, 20.4 to 46.0 years)
Gender Male : female = 23 : 30
LogMAR UDVA1.15 ± 0.25 (95% CI, 0.66 to 1.63)−0.14 ± 0.12 (95% CI, −0.38 to −0.09)<0.001
LogMAR CDVA−0.21 ± 0.08 (95% CI, −0.36 to −0.06)−0.20 ± 0.08 (95% CI, −0.36 to −0.04)0.501
Manifest spherical equivalent (D)−4.72 ± 1.57 D (95% CI, −1.64 to −7.80 D)−0.06 ± 0.32 D (95% CI, 0.06 to 2.15 D)<0.001

CI: confidence interval, LogMAR: logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution, UDVA: uncorrected distance visual acuity, CDVA: corrected distance visual acuity, and D: diopter.