Kamran M Riaz, Li Wang, Blake Williams, Justin D Dvorak, Carolyn E Kloek, Asim V Farooq, Douglas D Koch
PURPOSE: To report refractive and keratometric astigmatism outcomes of resident-performed limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs) during cataract surgery. SETTING: Tertiary care academic teaching hospital. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. METHODS: The length, location, and number of LRIs were determined preoperatively using an online calculator. Variables studied were preoperative keratometry and postoperative uncorrected and corrected distance visual acuity, refraction, and keratometry at 1-month, 3-month, and 12-month visits (POM1, POM3, and POM12, respectively)...
October 1, 2021: Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery