Low_resolution_Thesis_CDD_221009_public - Visual Optics and ...
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ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR CORNEAL ELEVATION MAPS AFTER REFRACTIVE SURGERY<br />
for both meridians (Fig. 7.6 (A, B)). Both distributions have zero mean (Student’s t<br />
test), <strong>and</strong> although there is more dispersion for the vertical meridian, there is no<br />
statistically significant difference between the two st<strong>and</strong>ard deviations (p = 0.06,<br />
Ansari-Bradley test). We conclude that there is no statistically significant difference<br />
between horizontal <strong>and</strong> vertical radius of curvature for control subjects. Changes in<br />
patients are not normally distributed (Fig. 7.6 (C, D)), <strong>and</strong> their st<strong>and</strong>ard deviations are<br />
slightly greater than the st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation of changes in controls for both meridians.<br />
We observe no statistically significant shift for the horizontal radius (Fig. 7.6 (C)), but<br />
there is a very significant shift of the vertical radius one day after surgery, which<br />
disappears afterwards (Fig. 7.6 (D)).<br />
Fig. 7.6: (A) Histogram of changes in horizontal radius of curvature of the posterior<br />
corneal surface in all control subjects (all changes at 1 day <strong>and</strong> 1 week are included in<br />
the histogram). (B) The same as (A), for the vertical radius of curvature. (C)<br />
Histogram of changes in horizontal radius of curvature of the posterior corneal<br />
surface in all patients, between pre-operative measurement <strong>and</strong> all post-operative ones<br />
(1day, 1 week <strong>and</strong> 1 month). (D) The same as (B), for the vertical radius of curvature.<br />
7.4.5. Correlation of the posterior corneal changes with different parameters<br />
We tested correlations between posterior corneal changes in radius of curvature,<br />
asphericity or central elevation with the attempted correction, change of pachymetry,<br />
pre-operative central pachymetry, post-operative central pachymetry or post-operative<br />
residual bed thickness. We tested all these correlations separately for changes 1 day, 1<br />
week <strong>and</strong> 1 month after surgery. Of those correlations, only the correlation between<br />
attempted correction <strong>and</strong> posterior corneal apex shift one week after surgery showed a<br />
statistically significant correlation (r = 0.665, p = 0.0005). We only found nearsignificant<br />
correlations (p-value ranging from 0.04 to 0.051) between attempted<br />
correction <strong>and</strong> posterior corneal apex shift one day after surgery, <strong>and</strong> pachymetry,<br />
posterior apex shift, <strong>and</strong> radius of the posterior surface one week after surgery. These<br />
correlations disappear if eyes with attempted corrections greater than -6 D are<br />
removed from the calculation.<br />
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