Changes of corneal and disc thickness after implantation (mm)
| Materials | Disc thickness before implantation (mm) | Thickness at 6 weeks | Thickness at 12 weeks | Change in thickness between 6 and 12 weeks | % changes in thickness | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 12 weeks | Before implantation to 12 weeks | ||||||||||
| Polybutylene | |||||||||||
| cornea | 0.88 | 0.81 | −0.07 | ||||||||
| disc | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.06 | +33% | +14% | |||||
| Polyester | |||||||||||
| cornea | 1.00 | 1.37 | 0.38 | ||||||||
| disc | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.63 | 0.19 | +43% | +58% | |||||
| ePTFE | |||||||||||
| cornea | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.37 | ||||||||
| disc | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0 | 0% | 0% | |||||