Evaluation of a new disposable silicon limbal relaxing incision knife by experienced users

Evaluation of a new disposable silicon limbal relaxing incision knife by experienced users

BACKGROUND Previous research has suggested that the silicon BD Atomic Edge knife has superior performance characteristics when compared to a metal knife and performance similar to diamond knife when making various incisions. This study was designed to determine whether a silicon accurate depth knife has equivalent performance characteristics when compared to a diamond limbal relaxing incision (...

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Limbal relaxing incision during cataract surgery.

Limbal relaxing incisions are one of the more commonly performed procedures with phacoemulsification to correct preexisting astigmatism during cataract surgery. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect and stability of limbal relaxing incisions in reducing preexisting astigmatism at the time of phacoemulsification. The study included 10 eyes in 12 patients who underwent limbal relaxing i...

Limbal Relaxing Incision during Phacoemulsification for the Correction of Astigmatism

.................................. Purpose: To determine the difference in mean post-operative astigmatism of patients having limbal relaxing incisions with phacoemulsification as compared to phacoemulsification alone for the correction of pre-existing corneal astigmatism. Material and Methods: This study was conducted in the Civil Hospital Karachi Eye Unit II, from 1 st December 2009 1 st Dece...

The Short Term Effects of a Single Limbal Relaxing Incision Combined with Clear Corneal Incision

PURPOSE To compare the effects of performing a single limbal relaxing incision (LRI) combined with a clear corneal incision on a corneal astigmatism with that of paired LRIs in cataract surgery. METHODS Medical records for 25 eyes in 20 patients who had undergone LRIs during cataract operations for with-the-rule astigmatism of 1.5 diopters (D) or more in topography were retrospectively review...