Corneal Epithelial Remodeling and Its Effect on Corneal Asphericity after Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy for Myopia

Table 1

Epithelial thickness profile at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after T-PRK.

CET (μm)	1 week			1 month
	Central	Para	Mid	Central	Para	Mid
Mean ± SD	53.97 ± 4.3	53.50 ± 4.3	51.94 ± 5.5	51.03 ± 4.1	52.96 ± 3.6	53.68 ± 3.4
	= 0.261	= 0.487	= 0.192	= 0.297	= 0.894	P = 0.192
CET (μm)	3 months			6 months
	Central	Para	Mid	Central	Para	Mid
Mean ± SD	55.14 ± 5.5	56.61 ± 4.8	57.18 ± 4.1	56.68 ± 5.1	58.03 ± 4.6	58.70 ± 3.7
	= 0.027	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	P < 0.001

value in comparison with preoperative measurements; SD: standard deviation.