Effects of wound architecture and suture technique on postoperative astigmatism.
Gimbel H, Sun R, DeBroff B. Effects of wound architecture and suture technique on postoperative astigmatism. Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers And Imaging Retina 1995, 26: 524-8. PMID: 8746573, DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-19951101-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRule astigmatismFrown incisionNumber of eyesSteep meridianPostoperative visitPostoperative astigmatismSuture techniqueWound architectureProspective randomized investigationIntraocular lens implantationSignificant differencesLens implantationPreoperative levelsRandomized investigationGroup 2Group 1Cataract incisionGroup 3Mean flatteningSutured woundsInduced cylinderIncisionAstigmatismHorizontal suturesSuture