Research Article
First Experience in Small Incision Lenticule Extraction with the Femto LDV Z8 and Lenticule Evaluation Using Scanning Electron Microscopy
Table 3
Treatment durations of the two femtosecond laser platforms.
| Platform | Femto LDV Z8 | VisuMax | Eye no. | Eye 1 | Eye 2 | Eye 3 | M ± SD | Eye 4 | Eye 5 | Eye 6 | M ± SD | Surgeons | Dr. W | Dr. L | Dr. Z | Dr. W | Dr. L | Dr. Z |
| Time for suction peak pressure (sec) | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 ± 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | Time for OCT scanning (sec) | 12.1 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.6 ± 0.5 | — | — | — | Time for offsetting (sec) | 6.2 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 7.0 ± 2.5 | — | — | — | Time for total laser application (sec) | 50.5 | 52.3 | 50.2 | 51.0 ± 1.1 | 20.7 | 22.5 | 21.0 | 21.4 ± 1.0 | Time for total surgery (sec) | 263.3 | 277.2 | 254.8 | 265.1 ± 11.3 | 164.8 | 175.7 | 179.5 | 173.3 ± 7.6 |
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Sec, second; M ± SD, mean ± standard deviation.
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