Intraoperative and postoperative complications
| Event or parameter | miLOOP+phaco n=53 | Control phacon=48 | P values |
| Anterior or posterior capsular tear during miLOOP fragmentation | 0% | ─ | ─ |
| Posterior capsular tear during phaco or IOL implantation | 4 (7.5%) | 5 (10.4%) | 0.999 |
| Hyphema noted after IOL implantation | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0.475 |
| High IOP, postoperative | 4 (7.5%) | 2 (4.2%) | |
| Shallow AC, postoperative | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0.475 |
| Corneal ECD at 1 month (cells/mm2) | 2390±309 | 2427±321 | 0.557 |
| Δ in ECD from baseline to 1 month (%) | −7.0%±10.6 | −8.4%±12.2 | 0.539 |
| CCT at 1 month (µm) | 540±48 | 550±47 | 0.294 |
| Δ in CCT from baseline to 1 month (%) | −0.9%±6.9 | −0.6±6.9 | 0.278 |
| BCVA at 1 month, Snellen equivalent | 20/27 | 20/24 | ─ |
Values shown are n (%) or mean±SD. Percentage values are rounded to the nearest integer. P values for categorical variables were assessed by two-tailed Fisher’s exact test using 2×2 contingency tables, and for continuous variables by two-tailed t-test.
AC, anterior chamber; BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; CCT, central corneal thickness; ECD, endothelial cell density; IOL, intraocular lens; IOP, intraocular pressure; miLOOP, microinterventional loop prefragmentation.