May 2008
Volume 49, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2008
Changes in Corneal Wavefront Aberrations After Cataract Surgery With and Without Lateral Relaxing Incision
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • E. Geller
    Ophthalmology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
  • W. Munir
    Ophthalmology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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    Commercial Relationships  E. Geller, None; W. Munir, None.
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2008, Vol.49, 5656. doi:
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      E. Geller, W. Munir; Changes in Corneal Wavefront Aberrations After Cataract Surgery With and Without Lateral Relaxing Incision. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2008;49(13):5656.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To compare changes in corneal wavefront 4th order and total higher order aberrations (HOAs) after cataract surgery in patients with and without limbal relaxing incisions (LRI).

Methods: : Patients undergoing cataract surgery without concomitant corneal disease were prospectively identified. Patients with greater than 1 diopter of astigmatism were enrolled in the LRI group using a standardized nomogram. Topography data from the pre-operative visit and 1 month post-operative visit were used to generate corneal 4th order and total HOAs.

Results: : 15 eyes were identified. 4th order aberrations in patients with LRI increased from 0.079 to 0.105 (P=.0016). 4th order aberrations in patients without LRI did not change significantly after cataract surgery (pre-op: 0.0741, 1 month: 0.0767, P=.7546). Total corneal HOAs in patients with LRI increased from 0.1749 pre-op to 0.2730 at 1 month, which was statistically significant (P=.0087). Total corneal HOAs in patients without LRI again were not found to change significantly following surgery ( pre-op: 0.2056, 1 month : 0.2043, P=.9577).

Keywords: cornea: clinical science • cataract • topography 
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