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3281641

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-5-10
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate astigmatic change after removal of the double running sutures used in penetrating keratoplasty, all patients (N = 131) in the Michigan Corneal Transplantation Patient Registry, Ann Arbor, whose eyes were phakic after penetrating keratoplasty were evaluated. The primary reasons for surgery in this group were keratoconus (n = 44, 34%) and Fuchs' corneal dystrophy (n = 19, 15%). The average effect of 10-0 suture removal in 58 eyes with documented keratometry readings was a 0.30-diopter (D) decrease in astigmatism, with 59% showing 2 D or less of astigmatic change. In 83 eyes with keratometry readings before and after 11-0 suture removal, an average increase of 0.37 D of astigmatism was observed, with 81% showing less than 2 D of astigmatic change. In eyes that were highly astigmatic (greater than 6 D) before suture removal, a reduction in astigmatism exceeding 2 D was observed in 39% and 11% after 10-0 and 11-0 suture removal, respectively.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0003-9950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
488-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of removing running sutures on astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48105.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't