Research Article
Clinical Observation of Silicon Hydrogel Contact Lens Fitted Immediately after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE)
Table 3
The scores of symptoms after SMILE in all 3 groups.
| Symptom | Time after surgery (h) | Group A | Group B | Group C | F | |
| Blurred vision | 2 | 1.46 ± 0.74 | 1.52 ± 0.75 | 1.53 ± 0.80 | 0.306 | 0.736 | 4 | 1.17 ± 0.60 | 1.29 ± 0.69 | 1.19 ± 0.70 | 1.079 | 0.341 | 8 | 0.99 ± 0.61 | 1.15 ± 0.64 | 1.00 ± 0.57 | 2.534 | 0.081 | 24 | 0.80 ± 0.59 | 0.92 ± 0.60 | 0.82 ± 0.52 | 1.574 | 0.209 |
| Photophobia | 2 | 1.18 ± 1.02 | 1.03 ± 1.13 | 1.31 ± 1.14 | 1.755 | 0.174 | 4 | 0.69 ± 0.87 | 0.59 ± 0.77 | 0.67 ± 0.77 | 0.434 | 0.649 | 8 | 0.34 ± 0.57 | 0.34 ± 0.60 | 0.37 ± 0.52 | 0.106 | 0.900 | 24 | 0.16 ± 0.36 | 0.11 ± 0.31 | 0.24 ± 0.43 | 3.686 | 0.018 |
| Tearing | 2 | 0.92 ± 1.04 | 0.83 ± 1.11 | 1.23 ± 1.16 | 4.474 | 0.012 | 4 | 0.38 ± 0.63 | 0.47 ± 0.79 | 0.36 ± 0.64 | 0.755 | 0.471 | 8 | 0.07 ± 0.25 | 0.15 ± 0.40 | 0.10 ± 0.32 | 1.754 | 0.175 | 24 | 0.04 ± 0.20 | 0.06 ± 0.23 | 0.05 ± 0.22 | 0.134 | 0.875 |
| Pain | 2 | 0.50 ± 0.73 | 0.61 ± 0.81 | 0.83 ± 0.96 | 3.524 | 0.031 | 4 | 0.18 ± 0.43 | 0.36 ± 0.74 | 0.31 ± 0.55 | 2.791 | 0.063 | 8 | 0.18 ± 0.42 | 0.19 ± 0.47 | 0.29 ± 0.56 | 1.844 | 0.160 | 24 | 0.04 ± 0.20 | 0.06 ± 0.23 | 0.08 ± 0.27 | 0.727 | 0.484 |
| Foreign body sensation | 2 | 0.44 ± 0.72 | 0.64 ± 0.84 | 0.70 ± 0.93 | 2.977 | 0.049 | 4 | 0.38 ± 0.53 | 0.61 ± 0.75 | 0.53 ± 0.67 | 3.683 | 0.027 | 8 | 0.30 ± 0.53 | 0.53 ± 0.63 | 0.42 ± 0.62 | 4.158 | 0.016 | 24 | 0.20 ± 0.44 | 0.40 ± 0.58 | 0.25 ± 0.45 | 4.769 | 0.009 |
| Burning | 2 | 0.42 ± 0.70 | 0.44 ± 0.81 | 0.59 ± 0.76 | 1.529 | 0.218 | 4 | 0.07 ± 0.25 | 0.25 ± 0.61 | 0.31 ± 0.58 | 6.173 | 0.003 | 8 | 0.06 ± 0.24 | 0.14 ± 0.47 | 0.14 ± 0.34 | 1.560 | 0.212 | 24 | 0.01 ± 0.09 | 0.05 ± 0.22 | 0.08 ± 0.27 | 3.378 | 0.037 |
| Sting | 2 | 0.39 ± 0.73 | 0.46 ± 0.85 | 0.56 ± 0.83 | 1.165 | 0.313 | 4 | 0.15 ± 0.40 | 0.30 ± 0.69 | 0.32 ± 0.60 | 2.968 | 0.053 | 8 | 0.16 ± 0.39 | 0.19 ± 0.47 | 0.21 ± 0.46 | 0.349 | 0.706 | 24 | 0.04 ± 0.27 | 0.05 ± 0.22 | 0.08 ± 0.27 | 0.657 | 0.519 |
| Dry eyes | 2 | 0.43 ± 0.60 | 0.49 ± 0.67 | 0.59 ± 0.82 | 1.567 | 0.210 | 4 | 0.47 ± 0.68 | 0.51 ± 0.62 | 0.67 ± 0.65 | 3.039 | 0.049 | 8 | 0.46 ± 0.53 | 0.46 ± 0.70 | 0.52 ± 0.63 | 0.389 | 0.678 | 24 | 0.35 ± 0.51 | 0.39 ± 0.55 | 0.50 ± 0.63 | 1.919 | 0.148 |
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(Mean ± SD, N = 178). Group A: wore BCLs for 8 hours, group B: wore BCLs for 24 hours, and group C: no BCL wear. . |