Figure 5. Comparison of viable epithelial cell density between treated and control groups in the diffused apoptosis model. A: On the left is the comparison of viable cell density in cells per mm² between the control and treated lenses of each pair of eyes. On the right is the overall comparison (box plot; p = 0.002). B: Representative viability image analyzed by the CorneaJ plugin of the Fiji software in the 8-mm region of interest. On the left is the treated lens with the lowest vECD (viability = 95.5% and vECD =2,918 cells/mm²), and its untreated control lens is on the right (viability = 99.9% and vECD = 3,535 cells/mm²).