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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2015 Feb;253(2):261-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00417-014-2854-5. Epub 2014 Nov 16.

Astigmatic equivalence of 2.2-mm and 1.8-mm superior clear corneal cataract incision

Jean-Luc Febbraro  1 , Li Wang, Edmondo Borasio, Lorenzo Richiardi, Hamza N Khan, Alain Saad, Damien Gatinel, Douglas D Koch
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Astigmatic equivalence of 2.2-mm and 1.8-mm superior clear corneal cataract incision

Jean-Luc Febbraro et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2015 Feb.
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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the astigmatic effects of 2.2-mm and 1.8-mm cataract incisions.

Methods: A randomized prospective study of 190 eyes of 151 patients undergoing superior clear corneal incision (SCCI) was divided into three groups: 61 eyes with a control 3.2-mm SCCI; 66 eyes with a 2.2-mm SCCI; and 63 eyes with a 1.8-mm SCCI. The corneal astigmatism was measured with an autokeratometer preoperatively and 1 month after surgery. The with-the-wound (WTW), against the-wound (ATW), and WTW-ATW changes were calculated using the Holladay-Cravy-Koch formula.

Results: The WTW, ATW, and WTW-ATW changes were significantly higher for the control 3.2-mm SCCI than for the 2.2- and 1.8-mm SCCI (all p < 0.001), and no difference was found between the 2.2- and 1.8-mm SCCI incision groups.

Conclusion: In our study, the astigmatic effects were the same for the 2.2 mm and 1.8 mm incisions and as expected, were significantly lower than the control 3.2 mm incision group.

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