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Trial reportEye (London, England)2019

Influence of peripheral corneal relaxing incisions during cataract surgery for corneal astigmatism up to 2.5 dioptres on corneal densitometry.

Ieva Zukaite, Kaveeta K Bedi, Shahnaz Ali, Mayank A Nanavaty

Open access · bronzeAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Eye (London, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ieva ZukaiteSussex Eye Hospital, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BF, UK.
Kaveeta K BediSussex Eye Hospital, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BF, UK.
Shahnaz AliBrighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9PX, UK.
Mayank A NanavatySussex Eye Hospital, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BF, UK. mayank.nanavaty@bsuh.nhs.uk.
Sussex Eye Hospital · GBBrighton and Sussex Medical School · GBOtto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the effect of peripheral corneal relaxing incisions (PCRI) for astigmatism between 0.75 and 2.5 dioptres during cataract surgery on corneal densitometry (CD).

methodsIn this prospective, randomised study, 80 eyes (80 patients), received either tIOL or PCRI. Assessment at pre-operative and 1, 3, 6, 12 months post-operative visit included uncorrected (UCDVA) and best-corrected distance visual acuity (BCDVA), spherical equivalent (SEQ) (only post-operatively), mean anterior and posterior keratometric astigmatism (K

resultsComparing tIOLs vs. PCRIs, there was no significant difference in the UCDVA, BCDVA and SEQ. In PCRI group, anterior K

conclusionsCataract surgery alone reduces the CD. Reducing keratometric astigmatism with PCRIs shows significant differences in CD from early post-operative period for central and anterior corneal layer.

Indexed as

Lens Implantation, IntraocularPhacoemulsificationAgedAged, 80 and overAstigmatismBiometryCorneaCorneal PachymetryCorneal TopographyDensitometryDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective Studies

Identifiers

PMID30602756
PMCPMC6707177
OpenAlexW2906852255

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