Research Article

Optical Quality Assessment in Patients with Unilateral Congenital Ptosis: A Matched Case-Control Study

Table 2

Comparison of corneal higher-order aberrations (HOAs) between the ptosis group and the normal group.

Anterior corneal HOAsPosterior corneal HOAs
PtosisNormalPtosisNormal

Total HOA RMS0.565 ± 0.1490.507 ± 0.1710.119a0.230 ± 0.0520.223 ± 0.0660.723b
3rd HOA RMS0.436 ± 0.1840.369 ± 0.1960.074a0.154 ± 0.0630.130 ± 0.0660.298b
4th HOA RMS0.297 ± 0.0810.298 ± 0.1040.970a0.152 ± 0.0300.166 ± 0.0400.055a
5th HOA RMS0.132 ± 0.0680.102 ± 0.0480.122a0.057 ± 0.0240.056 ± 0.0290.943b
0.105 ± 0.215−0.062 ± 0.2130.032a−0.097 ± 0.074−0.009 ± 0.1080.013a
−0.184 ± 0.2990.006 ± 0.2860.017a0.056 ± 0.061−0.008 ± 0.0590.004a
−0.015 ± 0.195−0.015 ± 0.1960.996a0.017 ± 0.032−0.011 ± 0.0270.051a
−0.013 ± 0.1170.009 ± 0.1190.663a0.023 ± 0.068−0.038 ± 0.0670.023a
0.012 ± 0.0670.017 ± 0.1110.888a−0.001 ± 0.041-0.009 ± 0.0400.636b
−0.000 ± 0.0460.018 ± 0.0500.352a−0.003 ± 0.017−0.000 ± 0.0140.631a
0.198 ± 0.1290.230 ± 0.0890.216a−0.141 ± 0.041−0.151 ± 0.0340.084b
0.011 ± 0.139−0.006 ± 0.0650.519a−0.023 ± 0.028−0.009 ± 0.0310.017a
−0.063 ± 0.107−0.044 ± 0.1400.620a−0.030 ± 0.031−0.040 ± 0.0270.322a
0.009 ± 0.077−0.007 ± 0.0720.528a−0.023 ± 0.025−0.016 ± 0.03400.368b
−0.006 ± 0.0780.011 ± 0.0410.868b0.005 ± 0.026−0.005 ± 0.0220.260a
0.009 ± 0.079−0.005 ± 0.0530.460a0.005 ± 0.0290.0080 ± 0.0270.650a
0.008 ± 0.0210.008 ± 0.0200.946a0.002 ± 0.013−0.006 ± 0.0110.113b
−0.014 ± 0.027−0.009 ± 0.0250.618a−0.005 ± 0.0160.005 ± 0.0150.142a
0.021 ± 0.053−0.009 ± 0.0470.097a−0.002 ± 0.030−0.007 ± 0.0310.672a

a: paired t-tests; b: Wilcoxon signed-rank tests; statistical significance ; RMS: root mean square; HOAs: higher-order aberrations.