Table 5 Pre-and Post-LASIK surgery Spherical and coma Zernike coefficients of the total cornea measured with the PENTACAM for the four eyes. High Order RMS aberrations (HORMS) were calculated onsidering the Zernike coefficients from the third to eighth orders.

From: Comparison of the optical quality vision between real post-LASIK myopic laser surgery and the simulated implantation of a phakic IOL in low myopia

Eye 1

3 mm

4.5 mm

6 mm

C(n,m)

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

C(3, − 1)

 − 0,005

0,043

 − 0,021

0,042

 − 0,025

 − 0,138

C(3,1)

 − 0,006

 − 0,045

 − 0,039

 − 0,13

 − 0,141

 − 0,194

C(4,0)

 − 0,011

 − 0,02

0,046

0,008

0,223

0,377

HORMS

0,018

0,073

0,074

0,17

0,28

0,511

Eye 2

3 mm

4.5 mm

6 mm

C(n,m)

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

C(3, − 1)

 − 0,024

 − 0,059

 − 0,042

 − 0,053

 − 0,045

0,207

C(3,1)

 − 0,003

 − 0,069

 − 0,032

 − 0,18

 − 0,113

 − 0,272

C(4,0)

0,009

 − 0,02

0,064

0,007

0,247

0,364

HORMS

0,044

0,102

0,123

0,215

0,321

0,551

Eye 3

3 mm

4.5 mm

6 mm

C(n,m)

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

C(3, − 1)

 − 0,006

 − 0,017

 − 0,04

0,078

 − 0,118

0,066

C(3,1)

0,007

 − 0,001

0

 − 0,051

 − 0,043

 − 0,118

C(4,0)

0,015

 − 0,004

0,088

0,058

0,295

0,428

HORMS

0,025

0,051

0,108

0,142

0,336

0,492

Eye 4

3 mm

4.5 mm

6 mm

C(n,m)

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

C(3, −)

0,049

 − 0,038

0,117

0,017

0,197

0,325

C(3,1)

 − 0,038

 − 0,043

 − 0,124

 − 0,185

 − 0,313

 − 0,508

C(4,0)

 − 0,003

 − 0,013

0,043

0,018

0,265

0,329

HORMS

0,065

0,071

0,193

0,222

0,506

0,735