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Table 4 Comparision of factors in patients who showed shifting of steeper axis postoperatively in WTR group

From: Torsional and flattening effect on corneal astigmatism after cataract surgery: a retrospective analysis

 

Unshifted group

Shifted group

p value

Eyes (n)

48

16

.

Age (years)

64.8 ± 10.06

55.4 ± 9.18

0.125

Postoperative steeper axis

97.3 ± 10.1

5.4 ± 4.2

0.003

MCCS (n)

31

5

0.019

CCS (n)

17

11

0.346

Postoperative change of refractive cylinder (D)

- 0.54 ± 0.27

0.43 ± 0.26

0.017

Preoperative corneal thickness (μm)

Superior

622.4 ± 31.5

714.5 ± 35.2

0.008

Temporal

620.8 ± 32.9

617.5 ± 31.6

0.692

Preoperative corneal astigmatism (D)

Anterior

1.16 ± 0.38

@ 91.73

0.55 ± 0.13

@ 93.84

0.007

Posterior

0.19 ± 0.08

@ 92.56

0.35 ± 0.09

@ 91.51

0.005

Total

1.04 ± 0.26

@ 91.92

0.29 ± 0.08

@ 93.18

0.010

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD
  2. CCS conventional cataract surgery, MCCS microcoaxial cataract surgery, WTR with-the-rule