Determination of the time of refractive stability after uneventful phacoemulsification in Indian eyes

Table 1 Demographic details

Parameters	Axial length, n (%)			Overall	P value1
	Hypermetropia	Emmetropia	Myopia
Age in yr					0.337
< 55	8 (14.5)	21 (10.8)	2 (40)	31 (12.2)
55–65	22 (40)	83 (42.8)	2 (40)	107 (42.1)
> 65	25 (45.5)	90 (46.4)	1 (20)	116 (45.7)
Sex					0.036a
Male	20 (36.4)	105 (54.1)	1 (20)	126 (49.6)
Female	35 (63.6)	89 (45.9)	4 (80)	128 (50.4)
Eye					0.861
Right eye	29 (52.7)	101 (51.3)	2 (40)	132 (51.4)
Left eye	26 (47.3)	96 (48.7)	3 (60)	125 (48.6)
K1-reading (1 wk)1
mean ± SD	43.8 ± 1.7
Range	(39-47.5)
K1-reading (6 wk)1
mean ± SD	43.8 ± 1.7
Range	(39-47.8)
K2-reading (1 wk)1
mean ± SD	44.5 ± 1.7
Range	(39.5-49.5)
K2-reading (6 wk)1
mean ± SD	44.6 ± 1.7
Range	(40-49)

^aP value < 0.05, Chi-square/Fisher’s exact test.

¹Paired t-test/Wilcoxon Sign rank test.

K: Keratometry.