Research Article

Clinical Outcomes of Aberration-Free All Surface Laser Ablation (ASLA) vs. Aberration-Free ASLA Assisted by Smart Pulse Technology in High Myopia: A One-Year Follow-Up Study

Table 2

Visual acuity and refraction outcomesa.

ParameterGroupPreoperative12 months

LogMAR UDVASPT1.294 ± 0.245−0.040 ± 0.0540.533
Non-SPT1.280 ± 0.269−0.009 ± 0.080

LogMAR CDVASPT−0.007 ± 0.017−0.046 ± 0.0450.004b
Non-SPT−0.024 ± 0.034−0.038 ± 0.041

SphereSPT−7.60 ± 1.310.24 ± 0.500.770
Non-SPT−7.60 ± 1.060.26 ± 0.51

CylinderSPT−0.83 ± 0.64−0.45 ± 0.340.169
Non-SPT−1.00 ± 0.71−0.42 ± 0.28

Spherical equivalentSPT−8.02 ± 1.320.01 ± 0.470.493
Non-SPT−8.10 ± 1.050.05 ± 0.50

SPT = smart pulse technology; UDVA = uncorrected distance visual acuity; CDVA = corrected distance visual acuity. aValues are presented as mean ± standard deviation. bSignificant difference between the SPT and non-SPT groups (Student’s t-test/Mann–Whitney U-test).