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Br J Ophthalmol 87:717-719 doi:10.1136/bjo.87.6.717
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Visual performance after interface haemorrhage during laser in situ keratomileusis

Table 1

Visual performance after LASIK in two groups

Postoperative
Variable Group Preoperative (1) 1 week (2) 1 month (3) 3 months (4) 6 months (5) Two way ANOVA Multiple range test
p<0.001:a, p<0.01:b, p<0.05:c, Group 1: Eyes with intraoperative bleeding, Group 2: Eyes with uneventful LASIK, LASIK = laser in situ keratomileusis.
SEQ (diopters) Group 1 −5.8±2.3 −0.02±0.08 −0.34±0.2 −0.5±0.3 −0.5±0.4 F=61.97 1vs2:a,
p<0.0001 1vs3:a,
1vs4:a,
1vs5:a
Group 2 −5.3±1.7 0 −0.02±0.08 0.06±0.34 −0.02±0.08 F=98.77 1vs2:a,
p<0.0001 1vs3:a,
1vs4:a,
1vs5:a
p value 0.18 0.34 0.003 0.002 0.001
Decimal UCVA Group 1 0.1±0.09 0.85±0.13 0.7±0.1 0.5±0.4 0.6±0.2 F=21.73 1vs2:a,
p<0.0001 1vs3:a,
1vs5:a
Group 2 0.11±0.09 0.9±0.3 0.97±0.1 0.97±0.1 1 F=79.09 1vs2:a,
p<0.0001 1vs3:a,
1vs4:a,
1vs5:a
p value 0.34 0.5 0.0006 0.0056 0.0001
Contrast sensitivity value Group 1 161±80.7 84.6±59.7 93±58.9 97.7±61.3 102±60.5 F=36.71 1vs2:b,
p<0.0001 1vs3:a,
1vs4:b,
1vs5:b
Group 2 172±68.1 127±61 142±59.4 151±60.3 162±63.9 F=26.3 1vs2:a,
p<0.0001 1vs3:b,
1vs4:c,
p value 0.27 0.001 0.0000 0.0001 0.0000
Decimal glare acuity Group 1 0.95±0.1 0.54±0.1 0.6±0.1 0.63±0.1 0.7±0.1 F=42.7 1vs2:a,
p<0.0001 1vs3:a,
1vs4:b,
1vs5:b
Group 2 0.89±0.1 0.67±0.1 0.7±0.1 0.83±0.1 0.9±0.1 F=16.6 1vs2:b
p<0.0001
p value 0.08 0.004 0.0005 0.0007 0.0006

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