Corneal astigmatism following cataract surgery.
Seventy-seven cases of intracapsular cataract extraction were analyzed for immediate and long-term induced corneal astigmatic changes. Sutures used were predominantly interrupted, absorbable sutures buried under a limbus-based conjunctival flap. The average induced astigmatism in the first week after surgery was 3.87 diopters with-the-rule. The average induced astigmatism after six weeks was 0.79 diopters against-the-rule. The cause of the induced change is discussed.
D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013537:Sutures