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    • Modern techniques include bitoric, cross-cylinder, and custom wavefront-guided/optimized treatments.
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    • Accurate determination of treatment astigmatism is critical to avoid residual astigmatism and spherical aberrations.
    • Centration, optical zone, cyclotorsion compensation, and algorithms are vital for favorable outcomes.