Comparison of the keratometric corneal astigmatism and refractive astigmatism after phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation.

Here we aimed to define keratometric and refractive astigmatism in a series of patients who underwent phacoemulsification, using small corneal incision and implantation of foldable intraocular lenses. Furthermore, we compared keratometric astigmatism and refractive astigmatism of the patients both before and after surgery. We performed a follow-up study of patients with newly diagnosed cataract before and after phacoemulsification surgery. Eighty eyes from 78 patients with a mean age of 62.9 ± 12.03 (32–86) years were studied. Thirty-nine (48.8 %) were male and 41(51.2 %) were female. All subjects underwent 3.5 mm corneal incision with the temporal (75 patients; 94 %) or superior (5 patients; 6 %) approach. The patients were followed for a mean of 74.21 ± 71.25 (30–400) days. Patients had higher values of keratometric measurements after surgery compared to those before surgery [45.81 ± 0.11 (45.06–45.94) vs. 45.2 ± 0.20 (44.6–45.41)] (p 1 D difference in these measurements.