Research Article

Corneal Stability following Hyperopic LASIK with Advanced Laser Ablation Profiles Analyzed by a Light Propagation Study

Table 1

Preoperative and postoperative visual, refractive, and objective outcomes 12 months after hyperopic LASIKa,b,c.

Pre3 months12 months (pre/3 mon/12 mon) (pre/3 mon) (pre/12 mon) (3 mon/12 mon)
Patients37
Age35.35 ± 9.23 (18 to 51)

UDVA (logMAR)0.29 ± 0.31 (−0.08 to 1.30)0.06 ± 0.08 (0.00 to 0.40)0.03 ± 0.06 (0.00 to 0.22)<0.01<0.01<0.011.0
CDVA (logMAR)0.02 ± 0.03 (−0.08 to 0.15)0.02 ± 0.04 (0.00 to 0.15)0.02 ± 0.05 (0.00 to 0.22)0.501.00.851.0
SPH (D)4.46 ± 1.47 (1.75 to 8.50)0.45 ± 0.99 (−1.25 to 3.50)0.55 ± 0.93 (−1.00 to 3.00)<0.01<0.01<0.011.0
CYL (D)−1.57 ± 1.27 (−4.75 to 0.00)−0.60 ± 0.42 (−2.00 to 0.00)−0.55 ± 0.35 (−1.50 to 0.00)<0.010.01<0.011.0
SE (D)3.66 ± 1.44 (0.63 to 8.00)0.15 ± 0.99 (−1.38 to 3.00)0.29 ± 0.94 (−1.00 to 3.25)<0.01<0.01<0.010.83
OCP r3 (D)43.09 ± 1.48 (40.64 to 47.91)46.63 ± 1.68 (43.63 to 50.91)46.24 ± 1.94 (41.61 to 50.68)<0.01<0.01<0.010.09
OCP r4.5 (D)43.14 ± 1.48 (40.74 to 48.01)46.59 ± 1.70 (43.46 to 50.90)46.16 ± 1.92 (41.60 to 50.68)<0.01<0.01<0.010.06

UDVA = uncorrected distance visual acuity; CDVA = corrected distance visual acuity; SPH = sphere; CYL = cylinder; SE = spherical equivalent; OCP r3 = objective corneal power radius 3 mm; OCP r4.5 = objective corneal power radius 4.5 mm. aValues shown as mean ± standard deviation (range). bANOVA for paired data. cPost hoc with Bonferroni correction.