Temporal incision group | Superior incision group | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of eyes | 80 | 41 | – |
Age (years) | 32.5 ± 7.3 (range, 22 to 52) | 33.5 ± 6.6 (range, 21 to 44) | 0.284 |
UDVA (logMAR) | 1.23 ± 0.27 (range, 0.40 to 2.00) | 1.32 ± 0.30 (range, 0.15 to 2.00) | 0.154 |
CDVA (logMAR) | − 0.21 ± 0.07 (range, − 0.30 to 0.00) | − 0.23 ± 0.07 (range, − 0.30 to − 0.08) | 0.205 |
Manifest spherical equivalent (D) | − 6.46 ± 2.93 (range, − 18.25 to − 2.13) | − 6.99 ± 3.56 (range, − 16.25 to − 0.75) | 0.649 |
Manifest cylinder (D) | − 0.61 ± 0.66 (range, − 3.25 to 0.00) | − 0.59 ± 0.37 (range, − 1.25 to 0.00) | 0.548 |
Corneal astigmatism (D) | 1.23 ± 0.59 (range, 0.00 to 3.25) | 1.09 ± 0.36 (range, 0.00 to 1.75) | 0.349 |
Type of astigmatism | With-the-rule 74 eyes (93%), against-the rule 3 eyes (4%), oblique; 2 eyes (3%), and none 1 eye (1%) | With-the-rule 39 eyes (95%), against-the rule 1 eye (2%), oblique 0 eye (0%), and none 1 eye (2%) | |
Mean keratometry (mm) | 43.60 ± 1.49 (range, 40.25 to 46.88) | 43.55 ± 1.23 (range, 41.70 to 46.30) | 0.795 |