Figures & data
Figure 1 Marginal tear strip as seen by AS-SD-OCT.
![Figure 1 Marginal tear strip as seen by AS-SD-OCT.](/cms/asset/13b0b4cb-c47c-42d9-ac77-f4f53829c8f5/doph_a_169091_f0001_c.jpg)
Figure 2 Tear meniscus parameters as measured by AS-SD-OCT.
![Figure 2 Tear meniscus parameters as measured by AS-SD-OCT.](/cms/asset/6b50f14c-5694-4b12-8296-881cb5a3d2d2/doph_a_169091_f0002_c.jpg)
Table 1 Mean, SD and range of TMH in the different LASIK techniques at different times of follow-up
Table 2 Mean, SD and range of TMD in the different LASIK techniques at different times of follow-up
Table 3 Mean, SD and range of TMA in the different LASIK techniques at different times of follow-up
Table 4 P-value in pairwise comparison of the TMH between the three LASIK techniques at different times of follow-up
Figure 3 In all techniques, TMH dropped after 1 week to the lowest level.
Abbreviations: TMH, tear meniscus height; FS-SMILE, femtosecond small incision lenticule extraction; FS-LASIK, femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis; LASIK, laser in situ keratomileusis; CI, confidence interval.
![Figure 3 In all techniques, TMH dropped after 1 week to the lowest level.](/cms/asset/4234e796-a854-4e8d-bd76-2300392567b5/doph_a_169091_f0003_b.jpg)
Table 5 P-value in pairwise comparison of the TMD between the three LASIK techniques at different times of follow-up
Figure 4 In all techniques, TMD dropped after 1 week to the lowest level.
Abbreviations: TMD, tear meniscus depth; LASIK, laser in situ keratomileusis; FS-SMILE, femtosecond small incision lenticule extraction; FS-LASIK, femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis; CI, confidence interval.
![Figure 4 In all techniques, TMD dropped after 1 week to the lowest level.](/cms/asset/df9b60ab-89fa-4a4b-978a-5dde494cff55/doph_a_169091_f0004_b.jpg)
Table 6 P-value in pairwise comparison of TMA between the three LASIK techniques at different times of follow-up
Figure 5 In all techniques, TMA dropped after 1 week to the lowest level.
Abbreviations: TMA, tear meniscus area; FS-SMILE, femtosecond small incision lenticule extraction; FS-LASIK, femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis; LASIK, laser in situ keratomileusis; CI, confidence interval.
![Figure 5 In all techniques, TMA dropped after 1 week to the lowest level.](/cms/asset/a7ea32a8-b7b3-4e31-853d-022445eb79ff/doph_a_169091_f0005_b.jpg)