Table 2

Preoperative and postoperative (1 year) corneal diameter, central corneal thickness, average keratometry and axial length

Variable, mean±SDAll eyesUnilateralBilateralP valueAphakesPseudophakesP value
Corneal diameter (mm)Preoperative (173 eyes of 97 patients)9.98±1.029.91±1.2110.00±0.970.739.50±0.8011.06±0.50<0.0001
Year 1 (139 eyes of 76 patients)10.74±1.0710.83±1.0010.72±1.010.7210.42±1.0711.47±0.49<0.0001
P value<0.00010.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
Central corneal thickness (µm)Preoperative (117 eyes of 65 patients)550.6±67.2542.5±57.7552.5±69.70.64552.9±72.0546.6±55.90.63
Year 1 (100 eyes of 55 patients)571.1±46.4589.9±34.8568.1±47.80.25581.4±46.4549.7±38.80.02
P value<0.00010.005<0.0001<0.00010.001
Axial length (mm)Preoperative (173 eyes of 97 patients)17.52±2.1317.39±2.0817.56±2.150.7416.77±1.9919.25±1.21<0.0001
Year 1 (74 eyes of 40 patients)20.28±2.2021.90±3.2720.01±1.870.0520.00±2.4421.13±0.690.16
P value<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
Kavg (D)Preoperative (125 eyes of 69 patients)45.60±2.1445.21±1.5945.68±2.260.4946.22±2.1044.78±1.890.02
Year 1 (112 eyes of 61 patients)45.36±2.2943.96±2.7545.59±2.190.0645.64±2.3744.84±2.040.21
P value0.090.270.100.030.99
  • Bonferroni correction was made and p<0.0014, that is, 0.05/36, was considered statistically significant).