Table 5 Comparison of corneal endothelial cell density, coefficient variation of cell area, proportion of hexagon cell, NIBUT and corneal perception before and after wearing RGP-CLs in the FL-MILK group (n = 27).

From: Visual rehabilitation using rigid gas permeable contact lenses after femtosecond laser-assisted minimally invasive lamellar keratoplasty in patients with keratoconus

 

Endothelial cell density (n/mm2)

Coefficient variation of cell area

Proportion of hexagon cell (%)

NIBUT(s)

Corneal perception(mm)

Before wearing RGP-CLs

2407.06 ± 359.67

32.16 ± 10.79

54.29 ± 12.13

5.67 ± 2.76

52.14 ± 14.10

1.5 ± 0.4y after wearing RGP-CLs

2423.77 ± 402.08

29.75 ± 9.83

61.37 ± 9.54

5.88 ± 1.51

53.33 ± 12.78

2.0 ± 0.3y after wearing RGP-CLs

2429.67 ± 407.22

30.24 ± 10.15

59.73 ± 11.61

6.32 ± 1.79

53.75 ± 14.94

F

0.014

0.174

1.857

1.261

0.001

P

0.986

0.835

0.302

0.295

0.999

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD.
  2. FL-MILK femtosecond laser‑assisted minimally invasive lamellar keratoplasty, NIBUT non-invasive tear film rupture time
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