Research Article

Anatomical and Visual Outcomes after LASIK Performed in Myopic Eyes with the WaveLight® Refractive Suite (Alcon® Laboratories Inc., USA)

Table 1

Demographic data.

TotalLow cylinder (<1.50 D)High cylinder (≥1.50 D)

Number of patients30246
Number of eyes604911
Right/left30/3024/256/5
Age (years)
 Mean ± standard deviation30.4 ± 4.230.8 ± 4.228.7 ± 4.4
 Minimum/maximum21.3/38.721.3/38.721.3/36.6
% female/% male63%/37%67%/33%45%/55%
% of the contact lens carrier70%78%36%
Refractive spherical equivalent (D)
 Mean ± standard deviation−4 5 ± 2.2−4.6 ± 2.2−3.8 ± 1.9
 Minimum/maximum−9 3/−0 8−9.3/−0.8−6.6/−1.3
Refractive cylinder (D)
 Mean ± standard deviation−0 8 ± 0.8−0.5 ± 0.3−2.1 ± 0.7
 Minimum/maximum0.0/−3.30.0/−1.3−1.5/−3.3