Femtosecond arcuate keratotomy advantageous in astigmatic correction

Compared to manual limbal relaxing incisions performed in conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery, nonpenetrating femtosecond laser arcuate keratotomy performed during femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery can achieve an astigmatic correction of greater magnitude, according to a study.
The randomized controlled trial compared the results of 400 patients who underwent cataract surgery, of which 200 were operated with conventional phacoemulsification and 200 with femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery. Fifty-one eyes of 51 patients in the phacoemulsification group underwent

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