Table 1 Preoperative patient demographics and baseline values.

From: Comparison of penetrating femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomy and toric intraocular lens implantation for correction of astigmatism in cataract surgery

 

Toric IOL (N = 31)

FSAK (N = 35)

P

Mean age (years)

65.47 ± 15.91

61.54 ± 15.97

0.135

Female sex (N, %)

14 (45.2%)

18 (51.4%)

0.662

Right eyes (N, %)

13 (41.9%)

13 (37.1%)

0.622

SE refractive error (D)

Arithmetic mean

− 1.92 ± 3.26

− 2.90 ± 3.53

0.232

Absolute mean

2.56 ± 2.77

3.32 ± 3.14

0.264

Cylindrical refractive error (D)

− 1.57 ± 1.19

− 1.52 ± 1.18

0.845

Axial length (mm)

24.34 ± 1.57

24.91 ± 2.32

0.163

Mean corneal keratometry (D)

44.0 ± 1.73

42.93 ± 7.75

0.428

Mean corneal astigmatism (D)

1.70 ± 0.78

1.52 ± 0.67

0.280

Central corneal ECD (cells/mm2)

2870.3 ± 290.6

2830.7 ± 337.3

0.613

  1. MAR minimal angle of resolution, D diopter, RMS root-mean square, ECD endothelial cell density.
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