Mean (SD) number of keratocytes in epithelium after excimer laser keratectomy
| Time after surgery |
Control group
(n=6 eyes) |
AM group
(n=6 eyes) | p value |
| 1 day | 2.7 (0.8) | 8.8 (0.8) | <0.0001 |
| 3 days | 3.3 (0.3) | 9.9 (1.0) | 0 .0001 |
| 2 weeks | 15.0 (0.7) | 13.3 (0.9) | NS |
| 4 weeks | 19.6 (1.3) | 14.7 (0.5) | 0.0027 |
| 8 weeks | 24.7 (1.9) | 16.4 (1.5) | <0.0001 |