Comparison of the Optical Quality between Small Incision Lenticule Extraction and Femtosecond Laser LASIK
Table 2
ΔRMS at different pupil diameter between SMILE and Femto-LASIK procedure.
Pupil diameter (μm)
Time
Group (mean ± SD)
SMILE
Femto-LASIK
3 mm
Post-op 1 week
0.070 ± 0.208
0.010 ±−0.255
−1.886
0.062
Post-op 1 month
0.103 ±−0.182
0.053 ± 0.473
−2.561
Post-op 3 month
0.119 ± 0.172
0.054 ± 0.131
−2.325
6 mm
Post-op 1 week
0.123 ± 1.005
0.459 ± 1.507
−1.433
0.152
Post-op 1 month
−0.085 ± 0.693
0.364 ± 1.389
−1.628
0.089
Post-op 3 month
−0.106 ± 0.128
0.593 ± 0.770
−1.875
0.063
Mann–Whitney nonparametric test. SD: standard deviation; Pre-op: preoperation; Postop: postoperative. Significant differences () in ΔRMS between SMILE and Femto-LASIK procedure.
