RNFLT values at baseline, and their changes during the healing process of the cornea after LASIK. The definitions of the thickness parameters are shown in Table 2
| Baseline (1) | Day 1 (2) | Day 3 (3) | Month 3 (4) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLP parameter (μm) | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | p Value |
| p* = ANOVA for repeated measurements; | |||||||||
| p† = Duncan test | |||||||||
| Superior average thickness | 79.6 (16.5) | 71.9 to 87.4 | 71.6 (11.2) | 66.2 to 77.0 | 72.6 (12.1) | 66.9 to 78.3 | 74.4 (12.3) | 68.6 to 80.2 | p†1–2=0.0005 |
| p†1–3=0.001 | |||||||||
| p†1–4=0.002 | |||||||||
| p†2–3=0.220 | |||||||||
| p†2–4=0.025 | |||||||||
| p†3–4=0.246 | |||||||||
| Inferior average thickness | 80.7 (17.8) | 72.4 to 89.0 | 77.6 (11.0) | 72.3 to 82.9 | 77.1 (12.3) | 71.4 to 82.9 | 81.1 (13.6) | 74.7 to 87.4 | p†1–2=0.083 |
| p†1–3=0.076 | |||||||||
| p†1–4=0.698 | |||||||||
| p†2–3=0.956 | |||||||||
| p†2–4=0.042 | |||||||||
| p†3–4=0.041 | |||||||||
| Temporal average thickness | 53.7 (22.7) | 43.0 to 64.3 | 52.7 (19.5) | 43.3 to 62.1 | 52.1 (20.4) | 42.5 to 61.6 | 56.5 (22.0) | 46.2 to 66.8 | p*=0.119 |
| Nasal average thickness | 57.6 (13.1) | 51.5 to 63.7 | 55.7 (9.5) | 51.1 to 60.3 | 54.8 (10.5) | 49.9 to 59.8 | 57.6 (13.2) | 51.4 to 63.8 | p*=0.134 |
| Ellipse average thickness | 72.1 (14.0) | 65.6 to 78.7 | 68.2 (9.0) | 63.8 to 72.5 | 67.8 (10.3) | 63.0 to 72.7 | 71.0 (11.3) | 65.7 to 76.3 | p†1–2=0.002 |
| p†1–3=0.004 | |||||||||
| p†1–4=0.463 | |||||||||
| p†2–3=0.816 | |||||||||
| p†2–4=0.014 | |||||||||
| p†3–4=0.019 | |||||||||
| Average thickness | 66.2 (12.8) | 60.2 to 72.2 | 62.9 (8.9) | 58.6 to 67.2 | 62.8 (9.7) | 58.2 to 67.4 | 63.9 (10.3) | 59.1 to 68.7 | p†1–2=0.002 |
| p†1–3=0.004 | |||||||||
| p†1–4=0.046 | |||||||||
| p†2–3=0.698 | |||||||||
| p†2–4=0.174 | |||||||||
| p†3–4=0.289 | |||||||||