[Postoperative astigmatism and visual acuity after cataract extraction with various operative methods (author's...

The postoperative findings after cataract extraction with corneoscleral incision were compared with those after corneal incision in two groups consisting of 70 patients each. The criteria used were the degree and axis of postoperative astigmatism evaluated ophthalmometrically and the postoperative visual acuity. The preoperative values were taken into account.

The mean values of astigmatism shortly after corneal incision were very much higher than those after corneoscleral incision, and they approached each other 6 months after cataract extraction. Patients who had an operation done with corneoscleral incision had a better visual acuity than those with corneal incision.