Research Article

Changes in Ganglion Cell Complex and Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer after Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Compared to Manual Phacoemulsification in Patients Receiving a Trifocal Intraocular Lens

Table 4

Differences in pre- and postoperative ganglion cell complex measurements for femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery compared with classic phacoemulsification.

FLACSPhaco

Average GCC (µm)1.08 ± 1.40
−1 to +6
0.99 ± 1.67
−5 to +6
0.707
Minimum GCC (µm)1.69 ± 2.54
−3 to +11
2.02 ± 3.54
−6 to +18
0.496
Inferotemporal GCC (µm)1.01 ± 2.49
−10 to + 10
0.97 ± 2.11
−8 to +7
0.900
Inferior GCC (µm)0.43 ± 2.20
−6 to +5
0.65 ± 2.84
−7 to +11
0.587
Inferonasal GCC (µm)1.00 ± 2.90
−5 to + 17
0.75 ± 2.90
−5 to +15
0.581
Superonasal GCC (µm)1.58 ± 2.81
−4 to + 11
1.40 ± 2.66
−4 to +12
0.671
Superior GCC (µm)1.40 ± 2.53
−5 to +9
1.05 ± 2.59
−7 to +8
0.372
Superotemporal GCC (µm)1.51 ± 2.14
−6 to +6
1.01 ± 2.51
−5 to +10
0.169

FLACS: femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery. Phaco: phacoemulsification.