Quality of Vision after Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (Fluid Dissection) Compared to Penetrating Keratoplasty for the Treatment of Keratoconus

Table 1

Comparison of consecutive eyes that underwent deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (fluid dissection) or penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus.

	PKP	DALK	Test
Age (years)	26.95 ± 9.48	23.79 ± 5.96	t	>0.05
(Mean ± SD range)	(14–43)	(14–36)
Gender	9/3	14/10	χ^2	>0.05
(M/F)	(75%–25%)	(58.35%–41.65%)
Photopic pupil (mm)	4.46 ± 0.34	4.07 ± 0.65	t	<0.05
(Mean ± SD range)	(3.68–4.98)	(3.22–5.63)
Mesopic pupil (mm)	6.39 ± 0.92	6.46 ± 0.91	t	>0.05
(Mean ± SD range)	(5.01–7.78)	(5.27–8.58)

M = male; F = female; DALK = deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (fluid dissection); PKP = penetrating keratoplasty; t = T-test; χ² = Chi squared test; SD = standard deviation. is statistically significant.