A Rabbit Model Study to Determine the Efficacy of a Prototype Corneal Endothelium Protector during Cataract Surgery

Table 3

Repeated measures linear mixed models for comparison of the effect of P-chute in the two groups.

	CCT				Corneal thickness in the central 6 mm zone				ECC (percentage change from preop)
Parameter	Estimate	Sig.	95% CI		Estimate	Sig.	95% CI		Estimate	Sig.	95% CI
Intercept	402.86	0.000	282.96	522.75	394.90	0.000	333.79	456.00	10.23	0.12	−3.02	23.47
Preop	−0.99	0.99	−130.14	128.14	−17.94	0.58	−82.14	46.27
Postop day 1	234.75	0.001	105.61	363.89	96.79	0.005	29.89	163.69	1.03	0.86	−10.91	12.98
Postop day 5	46.88	0.47	−83.13	176.88	78.79	0.02	15.40	142.18	0.39	0.94	−10.08	10.87
Postop day 7	46.37	0.49	−89.34	182.08	58.83	0.06	−2.92	120.57	1.52	0.73	−7.40	10.44
Postop day 14	Ref	—	—	—	Ref	—	—	—	Ref	—	—	—
Group B	−64.41	0.07	−134.23	5.40	−27.71	0.19	−69.90	14.48	3.89	0.56	−10.52	18.31
Group A	Ref	—	—	—	Ref	—	—	—	Ref	—	—	—

The table shows the comparison of the CCT, corneal thickness measurement in the central 6 mm zone, and ECC preoperatively and on postoperative days 1, 5, 7, and 14 using repeated measures linear mixed models.