Research Article

The Effects of Scleral Collagen Cross-Linking Using Glyceraldehyde on the Progression of Form-Deprived Myopia in Guinea Pigs

Table 1

Biometric results of all the four groups (mean SD) and the comparison of refraction and axial length between FDM, FDMS, FDMG, and normal control group, respectively (one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni correction).

Time point (week)Refraction (diopter) (the right eye)Axial length (mm) (the right eye)
RightLeftRightLeft

Normal
 0 3.39 1.543.28 1.396.97 0.116.97 0.09
 21.53 1.21.42 1.297.32 0.097.47 0.06
 40.61 0.930.22 0.757.50 0.117.61 0.12

FDM
 03.28 1.263.19 1.986.97 0.176.89 0.20
 20.11 0.81.36 1.420.0017.51 0.127.45 0.120.028
 4−1.28 0.680.06 0.940.0007.72 0.137.62 0.070.008

FDMS
 02.89 1.533 2.327.03 0.256.97 0.19
 2−0.25 1.031.03 1.560.0097.55 0.177.45 0.100.005
 4−1.39 0.63−0.19 1.340.0007.76 0.157.68 0.130.001

FDMG
 02.72 1.342.92 1.486.97 0.376.92 0.49
 2−0.39 1.210.97 0.960.0047.56 0.137.50 0.180.003
 4−1.47 1.34−0.25 1.330.0017.84 0.157.73 0.140.000

” refers to the difference of refraction between the FDM, FDMS, FDMG, and normal control group, respectively.
” refers to the difference of axial length between the FDM, FDMS, FDMG, and normal control group, respectively.