Journal of Ophthalmology

Research Article

Changes in Corneal Volume at Different Areas and Its Correlation with Corneal Biomechanics after SMILE and FS-LASIK Surgery

Table 2

Corneal volume during postoperative visits in patients undergoing SMILE and FS-LASIK.


Parameters	Group	Preop	1 Day	1 Week	1 Month	3 Months	value

CV5 (mm³)	SMILE	11.56 ± 0.64	10.13 ± 0.63	10.09 ± 0.65	10.14 ± 0.65	10.25 ± 0.66	<0.001
CV5 (mm³)	FS-LASIK	11.47 ± 0.52	9.96 ± 0.51	9.91 ± 0.50	9.98 ± 0.50	10.16 ± 0.49	<0.001
CV5-10 (mm³)	SMILE	49.69 ± 2.78	48.89 ± 2.79	48.60 ± 2.68	48.67 ± 2.76	49.15 ± 2.80	<0.001
CV5-10 (mm³)	FA-LASIK	49.17 ± 2.27	48.28 ± 2.41	48.07 ± 2.39	48.10 ± 2.33	48.81 ± 2.41	<0.001

CV5: corneal volume of the central 5 mm diameter area, CV5-10: corneal volume of the peripheral 5–10 mm diameter area, value: one-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA), Significant difference when compared with preoperative value (), Significant difference when compared with postoperative day 1 ().