Research Article
First Experience in Small Incision Lenticule Extraction with the Femto LDV Z8 and Lenticule Evaluation Using Scanning Electron Microscopy
Table 4
SEM image scoring of the lenticule surface roughness and edge irregularity.
| | | Femto LDV Z8 | M ± SD | VisuMax | M ± SD | value | | Eye 1 | Eye 2 | Eye 3 | Eye 4 | Eye 5 | Eye 6 |
| | Anterior surface (×180) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 0.039 | | Anterior surface (×250) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.1 ± 0.6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.7 ± 0.7 | 0.102 | | Posterior surface (×180) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.2 ± 1.1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.8 ± 0.8 | 0.006 | | Posterior surface (×250) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.6 ± 0.7 | 0.007 | | Edge irregularity (×180) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 0.337 |
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×180, at ×180 magnification; ×250, at ×250 magnification; M ± SD, mean ± standard deviation.
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