Clinical outcomes
astigmatism
SUPERFICIAL KERATITIS, ADVERSE EVENTS, ASTIGMATISM, ECTROPION, SECONDARY
The primary endpoint was treatment success, i.e., percentage of well-correction, which is defined as the absence of both ciliary touch and superficial keratitis assessed 6 months after surgery. The treatment outcomes were graded on three levels: well-corrected (no ciliary touch or superficial keratitis); under-corrected (ciliary touch and superficial keratitis); and over-corrected (eyelid ectropion and insufficient eyelid closure).The secondary endpoint included the assessment and comparison of pre- and postoperative changes in astigmatism for both techniques using an auto refractometer. As a safety assessment, the presence of adverse events was also examined.