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Table 1.

Number of eyes evaluated at each examination point.

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Table 2.

Demographic data and preoperative characteristics of the study participants.

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Figure 1.

Time dependent changes in the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) (mean ± SD) after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond LASIK (femto-LASIK).

*Significantly higher than the preoperative level (SMILE; P<0.05). †Significantly higher than the preoperative level (femto-LASIK; P<0.05). ‡Significantly different between groups (P<0.05).

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Table 3.

Preoperative and postoperative clinical parameters.

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Figure 2.

Time dependent changes in the tear breakup time (TBUT) scores (mean ± SD, s) after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond LASIK (femto-LASIK).

*Significantly shorter than the preoperative level (SMILE; P<0.05). †Significantly shorter than the preoperative level (femto-LASIK; P<0.05). ‡Significantly different between groups (P<0.05).

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Figure 3.

Time dependent changes in the Schirmer test results (mean ± SD, mm) after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond LASIK (femto-LASIK).

*Significantly shorter than the preoperative level (SMILE; P<0.05). †Significantly shorter than the preoperative level (femto-LASIK; P<0.05).

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Figure 4.

Time dependent changes in the mean central corneal sensations (mean ± SD, mm) after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and femtosecond LASIK (femto-LASIK).

*Significantly lower than the preoperative level (SMILE; P<0.05). †Significantly lower than the preoperative level (femto-LASIK; P<0.05). ‡Significantly different between groups (P<0.05).

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