title: Astigmatism induced by intrastromal corneal suture after small incision phacoemulsification.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the course of astigmatic evolution and complications after clear corneal incisions using an intrastromal corneal suture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante, University of Alicante, Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty eyes of 62 patients had endocapsular phacoemulsification. A foldable intraocular lens was implanted through a 4.0 mm clear corneal incision. A 10-0 nylon intrastromal corneal suture was used in all eyes. Change sin corneal astigmatism were calculated by vector analysis; follow-up was 6 months. Early and late suture-related complications were also evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean induced cylinder was 1.25 diopters (D) +/- 1.24 (SD) with the wound 1 day postoperatively and 0.19 +/- 0.81 D against the wound at 6 months. There were no incision- or suture-related complications postoperatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Use of the intrastromal corneal suture led to astigmatically neutral closure of multiplanar corneal incisions.
authors.affiliation: Alicante Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Alicante School of Medicine, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chipont-Benabent
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Artola Roig
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pérez-Santonja
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guisbert Medel
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Alió Sanz
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates; D000368:Aged; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology*; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D009757:Nylons; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013537:Sutures
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D009757:Nylons