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Table 2 Postoperative refractive status of the BB-DALK group and PKP group

From: Comparison of therapeutic effects between big-bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty for medically unresponsive Acanthamoeba keratitis

 

1 year after surgery

3 years after surgery

 

BB-DALK group

PKP group

P value

BB-DALK group

PKPgroup

P value

BCVA (logMAR)

0.71 ± 0.59

0.79 ± 0.66

0.144

0.71 ± 0.64

0.93 ± 0.76

0.010*

Corneal Curvature

44.51 ± 2.94

45.62 ± 2.97

0.214

44.99 ± 2.42

46.03 ± 2.38

0.861

Astigmatism

-3.06 ± 3.88

-4.08 ± 2.15

0.315

-3.51 ± 3.34

-4.83 ± 1.75

0.091

Equivalent Spherical Radius

-1.72 ± 2.74

-2.70 ± 2.21

0.569

-1.83 ± 2.89

-2.87 ± 3.03

0.179

Endothelial Cell Count

1985 ± 112

1895 ± 232

0.088

1899 ± 125

1608 ± 231

0.032*

  1. BB-DALK = Big-Bubble Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty; BCVA = Best-Corrected Visual Acuity