Table 1

Patient characteristics

								UCVA		BCVA
Eye	Sex	Age	Eye	Indication	Months after PK	Months after ROS	AK	Pre	3 months	Pre	3 months	Flap complications
AK = astigmatic keratotomy; BCVA = best corrected visual acuity; Fuchs = Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy; HSK = herpes simplex keratitis; Kc = keratoconus; PK = penetrating keratoplasty; ROS = removal of suture; UCVA = uncorrected visual acuity.
1	F	74	L	Fuchs'	35	19	No	0.50	0.35	0.67	0.67
2	M	42	L	Kc	144	120	Yes	0.10	0.10	1.00	1.20
3	M	34	R	Kc	42	12	No	0.17	0.17	1.20	1.20
4	M	58	R	HSK	44	9	Yes	0.35	0.50	1.00	0.67
5	M	78	L	Fuchs'	15	9	No	0.10	0.17	0.67	0.67
6	M	33	R	Kc	53	35	Yes	0.02		0.25	0.63
7	M	86	R	Fuchs'	72	48	No	0.33	0.25	0.50	0.50
8	M	76	R	Fuchs'	96	84	No	0.02	0.02	0.66	1.00	Partial buttonhole
9	F	32	L	Kc	72	60	No	0.02	0.03	0.66	0.50
10	M	20	R	Kc	36	24	No	0.03	0.03	0.66	0.66
11	M	37	L	Kc	24	12	No	0.03	0.03	1.00	0.66
12	M	40	L	Kc	36	24	No	0.02	0.02	0.66	0.66
13	M	28	L	Kc	132	120	Yes	0.10	0.16	1.20	1.00
14	M	28	R	Kc	120	96	Yes	0.16	0.16	1.20	1.00
15	F	75	L	Fuchs'	36	24	No	0.16	0.05	0.66	0.66	Partial dehiscence
16	M	45	L	Kc	288	276	Yes	0.13	0.33	0.66	0.50
17	M	34	L	Kc	60	48	No	0.10	0.16	0.66	0.66	Partial buttonhole
Mean		48.2			77	60		0.14	0.16	0.78	0.76
SD		21.4			67	67		0.14	0.14	0.27	0.23
p value									0.55		0.82