title: [Astigmatism against the rule after small incision cataract surgery. A multifactorial, multivariate study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Small-incision cataract surgery has been further developed by the introduction of the sutureless technique. This procedure has reduced operation time and the surgically induced astigmatism compared to closure technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated 426 patients operated by the same surgeon using the same intraoperative approach. Patients were monitored for postoperative induced astigmatism and postoperative complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our results demonstrated small induced astigmatism after one week and one month. The no-stitch technique showed the smallest postoperative astigmatism with the least variation. With multivariate methods we also analysed several factors influencing the axis of the induced astigmatism.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The most important factor for a postoperative astigmatism against the rule is using the no-stitch-technique and the existence of a preoperative astigmatism against the rule.
authors.affiliation: Universität des Saarlandes.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heinrich
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Höh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schalm
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kowoll
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Ruprecht
mesh_terms: D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013536:Suture Techniques
vernacular_title: Der Astigmatismus gegen die Regel nach Kleinschnitt-Kataraktchirurgie. Eine multifaktorielle, multivariate Studie.