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Br J Ophthalmol 86:1222-1224 doi:10.1136/bjo.86.11.1222
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Visual results and complications of temporal incision phacoemulsification performed with the non-dominant left hand by junior ophthalmologists

Table 3

Corneal endothelial cell density in the surgically treated eye*

Trainee Eye Preoperative Postoperative (3–6 months) Endothelial cell loss (%) Sample size (No of patient) p Value
*Values are represented as the mean (SD) (/mm2).
A R 2751 (213) 2629 (202) 4.3 (4.4) 37
0.685
A L 2786 (181) 2654 (248) 4.8 (5.8) 47
B R 2775 (247) 2549 (442) 8.1 (14.3) 35
0.656
B L 2742 (186) 2576 (439) 6.6 (14.0) 36
C R 2730 (213) 2612 (158) 4.1 (4.9) 24
0.159
C L 2828 (225) 2644 (234) 6.4 (5.7) 19
D R 2751 (410) 2889 (186) 8.2 (10.5) 26
0.110
D L 2522 (467) 2432 (601) 15.8 (20.2) 19

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