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Table 10 Post-operative Corneal Edema, Cells and Flare, and Endothelial Cell Loss

From: Comparison of clinical outcomes between femtosecond laser-assisted versus conventional phacoemulsification

  FLACS CP P Value
n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD
Corneal Edemaa
(Central)
 1 Day 263 0.65 ± 0.67 196 0.78 ± 0.73 0.05*
 1 Week 170 0.05 ± 0.21 88 0.07 ± 0.24 0.49
Corneal Edemaa
(Peripheral)
 1 Day 142 1.03 ± 0.77 79 1.02 ± 0.62 0.92
 1 Week 85 0.14 ± 0.36 44 0.13 ± 0.34 0.88
Aqueous
Cells and Flareb
 1 Day 140 0.96 ± 0.59 72 1.04 ± 0.54 0.34
 1 Week 80 0.03 ± 0.16 42 0.16 ± 0.40 0.01*
ECD (cells/mm2)
 Baseline 283 2602.24 ± 497.30 353 2631.28 ± 387.42 0.41
 1 Month 189 2443.67 ± 658.78 69 2377.26 ± 459.82 0.66
 EC Loss 189 175.23 ± 649.54 69 351.52 ± 454.21 0.04*
  1. EC = endothelial cell; ECD = endothelial cell density; CP = conventional phacoemulsification; FLACS = femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery; SD = standard deviation
  2. aGrading of corneal edema: 0 no trace; +1 Trace; +2 Mild; +3 Moderate; +4 Severe
  3. bStandardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group Classification for anterior chamber inflammation
  4. *P-value < 0.05
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