Research Article

Tear Lipid Layer Thickness in Children after Short-Term Overnight Orthokeratology Contact Lens Wear

Table 6

Short-term change of blinking pattern after orthokeratology.

nAverageStandard deviationANOVABaseline(LSD)1 week (LSD)1 month (LSD)

Blinks
Baseline5410.894.74n = 54n = 54n = 54
1 week5411.234.86n = 54n = 54
1 month5410.494.49n = 54n = 54

Partial blinks
Baseline545.705.01n = 54n = 54n = 54
1 week547.595.67n = 54n = 54
1 month546.374.66n = 54n = 54

Rate ofpartial blinks
Baseline540.510.33n = 54n = 54n = 54
1 week540.650.33n = 54n = 54
1 month540.610.35n = 54n = 54

ANOVA: single-factor repeated measure analysis of variance. LSD: LSD paired t-test. n: number. P: significance.