Research Article

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

Table 3

Evolution of RMS ocular total, corneal, and internal aberrations (µm).

Preoperative6 months postoperativeDifference
Aberrations (RMS in µm)Mean ± SDMean ± SDMean ± SD

Total high-order aberrations (HOAs)0.237 ± 0.0720.340 ± 0.1350.103 ± 0.111
Total coma0.11 ± 0.0620.184 ± 0.1210.074 ± 0.108
Total spherical aberrations (SA4 + SA12)0.058 ± 0.040.093 ± 0.0690.034 ± 0.063
Corneal high-order aberrations (HOAs)0.256 ± 0.0880.355 ± 0.1480.099 ± 0.115
Corneal coma0.130 ± 0.0810.222 ± 0.1350.093 ± 0.118
Corneal spherical aberrations (SA4 + SA12)0.155 ± 0.0630.200 ± 0.1090.045 ± 0.082
Internal high-order aberrations (HOAs)0.243 ± 0.0640.306 ± 0.1820.063 ± 0.175
Internal coma0.113 ± 0.0530.133 ± 0.1280.02 ± 0.128
Internal spherical aberrations (SA4 + SA12)0.128 ± 0.0630.159 ± 0.0990.031 ± 0.10

Significant.