Incision site

Superior Incision

Temporal Incision

Preoperative Astigmatism < 2D

Effective

16

12

Mean preoperative astigmatism

1.62 ± 0.53

1.58 ± 0.37

Mean post operative astigmatism

2.43 ± 0.84

1.75 ± 0.21

Surgically induced astigmatism

0.81 ± 1.37

0.16 ± 0.80

Preoperative Astigmatism > 2D

Effective

8

12

Mean preoperative astigmatism

3.87 ± 0.4

3.33 ± 0.80

Mean post operative astigmatism

3.25 ± 1.06

3.83 ± 1.21

Surgically induced astigmatism

−0.62 ± 1.46

0.50 ± 1.91