Table 2

Mean±SEM endothelial cell density, central corneal thickness and cell size coefficient of variability and the intraindividual differences during follow-up

Follow-up(days)Balanced Salt Solution PlusRinger
Data (cells/m2)Intraindividual difference (%)Data (cells/m2)Intraindividual difference (%)
Endothelial cell density
 Baseline2836.6±50.32728.9±70.9
 12468.3±68.312.7±2.12438.6±67.510.3±1.5
 82479.2±64.112.1±2.12390.2±71.812.1±1.8
 152501.5±62.611.3±2.12344.3±71.613.5±2.0
 302492.0±60.311.7±1.92357.0±76.813.0±2.3
 602564.2±61.79.2±1.92350.7±69.313.1±2.0
Cell size coefficient of variability
 Baseline42.3±1.241.6±1.4
 151.6±1.624.7±4.350.4±1.424.1±3.2
 856.7±2.237.2±5.560.7±2.149.7±5.2
 1556.8±1.439.1±5.060.9±2.051.8±6.1
 3052.7±1.229.2±4.953.3±1.232.5±3.7
 6049.1±1.020.2±4.049.6±1.123.0±3.0
Central corneal thickness
 Baseline515.7±4.4513.1±4.2
 1550.2±6.96.7±0.9540.8±4.85.4±0.5
 8532.4±4.93.3±0.5527.0±4.72.7±0.5
 15528.4±4.72.5±0.5527.4±4.92.8±0.5
 30519.8±4.20.9±0.4519.0±4.51.2±0.4
 60515.3±4.5−0.1±0.3513.9±4.40.2±0.4