Femtosecond laser-assisted arcuate keratotomy for the management of corneal astigmatism in patients undergoing cataract surgery: Comparison with conventional cataract surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the effects of femtosecond laser arcuate keratotomy with femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in the management of corneal astigmatism, compared with conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

Design

Retrospective comparative interventional case series.

Methods

A total of 2,498 eyes of consecutive patients who presented with 3.00 diopters (D) or under of astigmatism were included. The patients were treated with conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery (conventional group) and femtosecond laser arcuate keratotomy with femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (femtosecond group).

Results

Surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) was higher in the femtosecond group than the conventional group (0.215, p < 0.001). Diffe

SUBMITTER: Ahn H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9453263 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature