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