Research Article

Effect of Myopic Femtosecond Laser-Assisted LASIK on Anterior Chamber Inflammation (Flare Values) and Corneal Endothelium: A Prospective before and after Study

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Variables/meansPreoperativePostoperative 3rd month value (t-test)

UDVA (logMAR)1.13 ± 0.52−0.018 ± 0.08<0.0001
CDVA (logMAR)−0.020 ± 0.041−0.040 ± 0.0720.206
Spherical R. Err (D)−3.30 ± 1.84−0.050 ± 0.31<0.0001
Cylindrical R. Err (D)−0.98 ± 0.91−0.34 ± 0.280.001
Spherical equivalent R. Err (D)−3.79 ± 1.86−0.233 ± 0.28<0.0001

UDVA, uncorrected distance visual acuity; CDVA, corrected distance visual acuity; R. Err, refractive error; D, diopters.