Preoperative and postoperative refractive results Preoperatively (n=96) Day 40 (n=88) Day 180 (n=90) | |||
FLACS (95% CI) | CPS (95% CI) | P value, paired t-test | |
Mean preoperative SE (D) | 0.23 (−0.29 to 0.76) | 0.19 (−0.40 to 0.78) | 0.81 |
Mean SE day 40 (D) | −0.34 (−0.48 to 0.20) | −0.37 (−0.50 to −0.24) | 0.61 |
Mean MAE day 40 (D) | 0.43 (0.36 to 0.51) | 0.43 (0.36 to 0.51) | 0.95 |
Mean SE day 180 (D) | −0.35 (−0.49 to −0.21) | −0.36 (−0.51 to −0.21) | 0.88 |
Mean MAE day 180 (D) | 0.46 (0.39 to 0.53) | 0.46 (0.37 to 0.52) | 0.91 |
Mean MAE without subgroups day 180 (D) | 0.44 (0.37 to 0.51) | 0.42 (0.34 to 0.50) | 0.68 |
Mean MAE without subgroups day 40 (D) | 0.42 (0.34 to 0.50) | 0.40 (0.33 to 0.47) | 0.62 |
Mean MAE in subgroups day 180 (D) | 0.45 (0.27 to 0.63) | 0.44 (0.26 to 0.62) | 0.94 |
Mean MAE in subgroups day 40 (D) | 0.39 (950.23 to 0.54) | 0.41 (0.26 to 0.56) | 0.83 |
We analysed MAE with and without subgroups of hyperopia >3 D, myopia >6 D and astigmatism >2 D.
CPS, conventional phaco surgery; D, dioptre; FLACS, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery; MAE, mean absolute error; SE, spherical equivalent.