Research Article

Pure ICL Implantation: A Novel Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device-Free Method

Table 4

Time courses of the optical quality parameters after traditional ICL implantation.

Preoperative periodPostoperative period
1 day1 week3 months

MTF cut-off frequency (cpd)47.82 ± 4.1839.79 ± 4.7843.83 ± 4.4747.97 ± 3.93
value
SR0.26 ± 0.050.21 ± 0.030.22 ± 0.030.27 ± 0.05
value
OV100%1.62 ± 0.141.36 ± 0.261.44 ± 0.281.60 ± 0.15
value
OV20%1.23 ± 0.261.01 ± 0.151.06 ± 0.151.18 ± 0.26
value
OV9%0.72 ± 0.140.56 ± 0.080.62 ± 0.080.70 ± 0.17
value
OSI0.41 ± 0.120.60 ± 0.190.55 ± 0.210.43 ± 0.11
value

Note. : value of the difference in the visual quality parameters before surgery and one day after surgery; P2: value of the difference in the visual quality parameters before surgery and one week after surgery; P3: value of the difference in the visual quality parameters before surgery and three months after surgery. : significant difference. MTF: modulation transfer function; OSI: objective scattering index; OV: OQAS value.