Table 3 Changes in choroidal thickness in the third year in the four groups (mean ± SE)

Changes at 6 months

HAL (μm)

−4.26 ± 3.70

2.20 ± 2.53

1.90 ± 2.20

2.35 ± 2.44

2.75 ± 2.58

2.37 ± 2.45

0.18 ± 1.83

2.16 ± 2.33

2.62 ± 2.43

0.78 ± 2.26

SAL-HAL (μm)

−5.87 ± 3.71

3.35 ± 2.54

2.84 ± 2.21

4.7 ± 2.45

2.99 ± 2.58

4.43 ± 2.46

0.16 ± 1.84

3.32 ± 2.33

3.53 ± 2.44

2.33 ± 2.28

SVL-HAL (μm)

0.01 ± 4.10

4.98 ± 2.81

4.49 ± 2.44

6.32 ± 2.71

5.65 ± 2.86

5.43 ± 2.72

0.18 ± 2.02

6.00 ± 2.58

9.30 ± 2.71

5.79 ± 2.50

new-SVL (μm)

−11.73 ± 3.81

−6.94 ± 2.61

−5.92 ± 2.27

−5.05 ± 2.51

−8.83 ± 2.65

−6.67 ± 2.53

−5.26 ± 1.88

−2.80 ± 2.40

−7.28 ± 2.51

−5.35 ± 2.33

MANOVA, P values

0.205

0.007

0.008

0.001

0.010

0.004

0.109

< 0.001

0.080

0.010

Changes at 12 months

HAL (μm)

−4.53 ± 3.33

−3.48 ± 3.16

−1.54 ± 2.76

−2.86 ± 3.06

−4.73 ± 3.13

−3.09 ± 3.04

−0.18 ± 2.27

−1.93 ± 2.91

−5.69 ± 2.99

−2.22 ± 2.83

SAL-HAL (μm)

−2.34 ± 3.33

−1.52 ± 3.17

−1.39 ± 2.77

1.15 ± 3.06

−3.38 ± 3.13

1.20 ± 3.05

−0.03 ± 2.28

1.81 ± 2.91

−3.00 ± 3.00

1.50 ± 2.86

SVL-HAL (μm)

−1.11 ± 3.68

−1.12 ± 3.50

−0.69 ± 3.05

0.74 ± 3.39

−2.28 ± 3.47

−0.33 ± 3.37

−1.15 ± 2.51

2.70 ± 3.22

−2.15 ± 3.32

0.20 ± 3.14

new-SVL (μm)

−15.73 ± 3.42

−15.96 ± 3.25

−11.85 ± 2.84

−13.47 ± 3.14

−17.97 ± 3.22

−14.24 ± 3.13

−7.45 ± 2.34

−8.08 ± 2.99

−17.43 ± 3.08

−11.69 ± 2.92

MANOVA, P values

0.012

0.004

0.017

0.002

0.004

0.003

0.086

0.002

0.050

0.007