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8229717

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-13
pubmed:abstractText
In this four-month prospective study, we measured astigmatism in 116 patients who had extracapsular cataract extraction through a 13 mm scleral pocket incision. In one group, the wound was closed with five radial 10-0 polypropylene sutures. Early and late postoperative astigmatism in this group was approximately 2 diopters (D), but a significant shift to against-the-rule astigmatism occurred. In a second group, an additional 10-0 polypropylene horizontal suture was placed anteriorly to the radial suture at the 12 o'clock meridian. This reduced the against-the-rule astigmatic decay. Moreover, this group had less postoperative astigmatism. Mean corneal astigmatism was 2.27 D at one week, 1.76 D at one month, 1.37 D at two months, and 1.70 D at four months. In neither group was cutting the sutures necessary.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0886-3350
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
613-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Astigmatism after a large scleral pocket incision in extracapsular cataract extraction.
pubmed:affiliation
St. Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article