Comparisons of corneal aberrations between the SMILE and FS-LASIK groups
Parameters | SMILE group | FS-LASIK group | P values | ||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Preoperation | |||||
HOAs | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.12 | 0.448 |
Spherical | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.963 |
Coma | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.895 |
Postoperation | |||||
HOAs | 0.98 | 0.41 | 1.04 | 0.36 | 0.457 |
Spherical | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.59 | 0.18 | <0.001 |
Coma | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.918 |
Induced | |||||
HOAs | 0.54 | 0.40 | 0.63 | 0.37 | 0.293 |
Spherical | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.19 | <0.001 |
Coma | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.832 |
SMILE, small incision lenticule extraction; HOAs, higher-order aberrations.
HOAs, higher order aberrations; FS-LASIK, femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis; SMILE, small incision lenticule extraction.