Abstract
The aim of this pilot study was to assess the astigmatism after small incision cataract surgery by use of a novel software guided surgical technique. The software system guides the surgeon toward a hypothetical shape of the cornea. When this shape is achieved, the vertical meridian is relaxed and the incision does not produce any astigmatism. How that hypothetical shape is to be achieved by the surgeon is described. If preoperative astigmatism exists, the hypothetical shape calculated by the system takes that into account. This enables the surgeon to reduce preexisting astigmatism, without having to change the site or size of the standard 6 mm 12 o clock incision of SICS. Results: Results indicated that preoperative astigmatism reduced in 11 out of 14 cases at the end of 8 weeks, remained unchanged in one, and increased by less than 0.5D in two cases. This proves the hypothesis that the vertical corneal meridian is under higher tension and relaxing it by flattening the perpendicular meridian has a reducing effect on postoperative astigmatism.
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