title: Limbal relaxing incisions in congenital astigmatism: 6 month follow-up.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs) for correcting naturally occurring astigmatism.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective analysis of the results of the first LRIs in 22 eyes of 13 patients with congenital astigmatism was done using a modified Gills nomogram and was based on preoperative refractive astigmatism determined by manifest and cycloplegic refractions. There were no adjustments based on sex or age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An absolute decrease of 0.91 diopter (D) (44%) in mean astigmatism was achieved after 6 months in 22 eyes. The mean uncorrected visual acuity (logMAR) increased from 0.42 to 0.26 from preoperatively to 6 months postoperatively. No patient lost best corrected visual acuity. Most regression occurred in eyes with more than 3.50 D of astigmatism and between the first and third postoperative months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Limbal relaxing incisions are a practical, simple, and forgiving approach for the correction of lower degrees of astigmatism.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. korbudak@ato.org.tr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Budak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012449:Safety; D014792:Visual Acuity