Improvement in pain
| Worse pain (n=26) | Same pain (n=92) | Improved pain (n=62) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Corneal degeneration | 1 (16.7%) | 4 (66.7%) | 1 (16.7%) | |
| Trauma | 2 (28.6%) | 2 (28.6%) | 3 (42.9%) | |
| Scar/oedema | 3 (23.1%) | 10 (76.9%) | ||
| Fuchs' | 3 (11.1%) | 15 (55.6%) | 9 (33.3%) | |
| Keratitis | 3 (18.8%) | 12 (75.0%) | 1 (6.3%) | |
| Keratoconus | 2 (13.3%) | 12 (80.0%) | 1 (6.7%) | |
| PBK/ABK | 8 (11.6%) | 26 (37.7%) | 35 (50.7%) | |
| Regraft | 4 (14.8%) | 11 (40.7%) | 12 (44.4%) | 0.006 |
| Preop visual acuity (best corrected) | ||||
| ≥20/40 | 13 (13.7%) | 44 (46.3%) | 38 (40.0%) | |
| 20/60–20/80 | 23 (69.7%) | 10 (30.3%) | ||
| 20/100–20/200 | 7 (22.6%) | 15 (48.4%) | 9 (29.0%) | |
| <20/200 | 5 (45.5%) | 4 (36.4%) | 2 (18.2%) | 0.005 |
| Postop visual acuity (best corrected) | ||||
| ≥20/40 | 13 (10.5%) | 66 (53.2%) | 45 (36.3%) | |
| 20/60–20/80 | 4 (22.2%) | 8 (44.4%) | 6 (33.3%) | |
| 20/100–20/200 | 2 (18.2%) | 8 (72.7%) | 1 (9.1%) | |
| <20/200 | 4 (50.0%) | 3 (37.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | 0.029 |
| Mean age (SD) | 61.6 (17.7) | 66.2 (16.2) | 74.2 (12.5) | 0.002 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 22 (19.8%) | 49 (44.1%) | 40 (36.0%) | |
| Male | 5 (7.1%) | 43 (61.4%) | 22 (31.4%) | 0.025 |
| Preop pain | ||||
| None | 22 (21.0%) | 83 (79.0%) | ||
| Intermittent | 5 (8.8%) | 8 (14.0%) | 44 (77.2%) | |
| Constant | 1 (5.3%) | 18 (94.7%) | <0.001 | |
| Mean preop VFA (SD) | 50.1 (21.6) | 67.0 (24.2) | 65.2 (26.6) | 0.018 |
| Mean priority points (SD) | 37.6 (19.7) | 25.8 (16.0) | 51.0 (20.7) | <0.001 |