Minimal regression seen after intrastromal astigmatic keratotomy

Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery with and without non-penetrating femtosecond laser intrastromal astigmatic keratotomy both yielded “small but statistically significant” regressions in surgically induced astigmatism over time, according to a study.The prospective study included 263 eyes that underwent femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery; 87 eyes underwent concurrent intrastromal astigmatic keratotomy (ISAK) and a comparator group of 176 eyes did not.

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