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Minimal astigmatism after sutureless planned extracapsular cataract extraction.

Department of Ophthalmology, The Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Holon, Israel.
Journal of Cataract [?] Refractive Surgery (impact factor: 2.26). 04/2002; 28(3):499-503. pp.499-503
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ABSTRACT To evaluate astigmatism after mini-nuc extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) in which a chevron incision is enlarged to 6.0 to 7.0 mm for easier nucleus removal and to compare the results with those using a 5.0 mm incision.
Department of Ophthalmology, The Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Holon, Israel.
Thirty eyes of 29 patients were enrolled in this study. Keratometry was performed preoperatively and 3 to 9 months postoperatively. The incision length was 6.0 mm in 6 eyes, 6.5 mm in 10 eyes, and 7.0 mm in 14 eyes that had mature cataract.
The mean induced astigmatism calculated by simple subtraction was 0.12 diopter (D) +/- 0.51 (SD), 0.16 +/- 0.98 D, and 0.67 +/- 0.91 D for the 6.0 mm, 6.5 mm, and 7.0 mm incision, respectively. By vector analysis, the mean induced astigmatism was 0.60 +/- 0.30 D, 0.75 +/- 0.67 D, and 1.36 +/- 0.77 D, respectively. Results by both methods showed no significant difference between the previously reported 5.0 mm incision and the 6.0 mm and 6.5 mm incisions. The 7.0 mm group had statistically significantly greater induced astigmatism than the 5.0 mm group (P =.01, simple subtraction; P =.002, vector analysis).
Enlarging the size of the chevron incision up to 7.0 mm resulted in a small increase in induced astigmatism. The enlarged incision simplified the operative technique.

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Keywords

29 patients
 
6 eyes
 
9 months postoperatively
 
astigmatism
 
chevron incision
 
Edith Wolfson Medical Center
 
enlarged incision simplified
 
eyes
 
incision length
 
induced astigmatism
 
mean induced astigmatism
 
mini-nuc extracapsular cataract extraction
 
nucleus removal
 
Ophthalmology
 
SD
 
simple subtraction
 
small increase
 
Tel-Aviv University
 
vector analysis
 

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