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1
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making a superior corneal incision during phacoemulsification can compensate

A

with-the-rule astigmatism

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2
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making a superior corneal incision during phacoemulsification increases

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against-the-rule astigmatism

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3
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Limbal relaxing incisions correct (how many diopters)

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less than 2 D

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4
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disadvantage of Limbal relaxing incisions

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lose their effect over time

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5
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preoperative marking of the axes must be done

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with the head upright

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6
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For each degree of rotation away from the anticipated axis how many % of astigmatism correction is lost

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3% of astigmatism correction is lost

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