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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2021

Prevalence of Astigmatism in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery at a Tertiary Care Center in North India.

Anuj Sharma, Sonia Phulke, Anugya Agrawal, Isha Kapoor, Rakesh Kumar Bansal

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Anuj SharmaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH-32), Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8240-0539
Sonia PhulkeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH-32), Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030, India.
Anugya AgrawalDepartment of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH-32), Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030, India.
Isha KapoorDepartment of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH-32), Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030, India.
Rakesh Kumar BansalDepartment of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH-32), Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030, India.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo assess the demography, magnitude, and type of corneal astigmatism in patients undergoing cataract surgery in North India.

methodsIt is a clinic-based, cross-sectional, observational study. Keratometric values and demographic data were collected for eligible patients who had undergone phacoemulsification at a tertiary eye care center between January 2010 and December 2017, using a non contact, optical low coherence reflectometry (OLCR).

resultsA total of 3597 eyes were recruited for the study. There were 1810 (50.3%) females and 1787 (49.7%) males. The mean age was 59.121±15.19 (range 5-100 years). A total of 3559 eyes were qualified for astigmatism analysis. The mean corneal astigmatism among all patients was 1.17±1.15 D (range 0-12.5 D). There was no astigmatism in 99 eyes (2.78%), with-the-rule (WTR) in 1062 eyes (29.83%), against-the-rule (ATR) in 1843 eyes (51.72%) and oblique astigmatism (OA) in 555 eyes (15.59%). The tendency of a gradual change from with the rule (WTR) to against the rule (ATR) astigmatism was noted as the age advanced.

conclusionIn the present study around 56.69% of eyes had corneal astigmatism of <1.0 D that can be managed by simple cost-effective keratorefractive procedures especially in developing countries. However, our 40.49% patients had >1.0 D of corneal astigmatism, which may benefit by toric intraocular lenses.

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cataractcorneal astigmatismphacoemulsification

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