title: [Corneal astigmatism after cataract extraction: differences between the continuous x-shaped suture and the single knot stitch].
abstract: The author examined the postoperative astigmatism in 70 eyes of patients subjected to an extracapsular extraction with implantation of a posterior chamber lens in postoperative periods of 14 days, 3, 6 and 12 months. Compared were 2 groups of eyes with different methods of wound closure: by single knot stitches and by a continuous x-shaped suture. The degree of astigmatism showed to be higher in the 6 first postoperative months in the group of single knot stitches but after 6 months it became levelled with the degree of astigmatism detected in the group of continuous x-shaped suture.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Okulistycznej AM w Bydgoszczy, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Niezborność rogówkowa po operacji zaćmy: róznice miedzy szwem krzyzowym ciqgłym a szwami wezełkowymi pojedynczymi.