TY - JOUR A1 - , Balasaraswathy A1 - Priya, A A1 - Narendran, Kalpana A1 - Sagam, Navaneeth T1 - Postoperative high astigmatism - Refractive surprise following manual small-incision cataract surgery Y1 - 2009/1/1 JF - Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry JO - J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent SP - 92 EP - 94 VL - 7 IS - 14 UR - https://journals.lww.com/aphd/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2009;volume=7;issue=14;spage=92;epage=94;aulast=Bala DO - 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1445_21 N2 - Postoperative astigmatism plays an important role in the final visual outcome of cataract surgery. In small-incision cataract surgery, proper tunnel construction is of utmost importance for good structural integrity, leading to sutureless self-sealing wounds with lesser astigmatism. We report a case of postoperative high astigmatism following manual small-incision cataract surgery due to large, irregular, superficial, and more anterior corneal entry that lead to poor tunnel valve effect and wound sagging. This resulted in a poor postoperative unaided visual outcome. ER -