Comparison of Outcomes after Phacoemulsification with Two Different Corneal Incision Distances Anterior to the Limbus

Table 3

Corneal astigmatism in the two groups (mean ± SD).

Corneal astigmatism zone	Preoperative	Postoperative	value
4.0 mm
Group A	0.86 ± 0.54	0.92 ± 0.70	0.57
Group B	0.86 ± 0.56	0.94 ± 0.62	0.43
value	0.98	0.92
6.0 mm
Group A	0.81 ± 0.42	0.88 ± 0.61	0.41
Group B	0.87 ± 0.55	0.90 ± 0.50	0.67
value	0.69	0.90
8.0 mm
Group A	0.84 ± 0.48	1.02 ± 0.74	0.16
Group B	0.90 ± 0.52	0.84 ± 0.52	0.46
value	0.65	0.35