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They were also matched in the preoperative biomechanical metrics provided by the Corvis ST including stiffness parameter at first applanation (SP-A1), integrated inverse radius (IIR), deformation amplitude (DA), and deformation amplitude 2\u00a0mm away from apex and the apical deformation (DARatio2mm).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The results demonstrated a significant decrease post-operation in SP-A1 and significant increases in IIR, DA, and DARatio2mm (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.05), all of which indicated reductions in overall corneal stiffness. Inter-procedure comparisons provided evidence that the smallest overall stiffness reduction was in the tPRK group, followed by the SMILE, and then the FS-LASIK group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.05). These results remained valid after correction for the change in CCT between pre and 6\u00a0months post-operation and for the percentage tissue altered. In all three surgery groups, higher degrees of refractive correction resulted in larger overall stiffness losses based on most of the biomechanical metrics.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> The corneal biomechanical response to the three surgery procedures varied significantly. 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