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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Postoperative astigmatism was slightly lower in patients with the single running suture technique when sutures were in place and was slightly greater after the sutures were removed compared with the combined running and interrupted suture technique (sutures in : single running suture + / - SD, 2. 6 + / - 1. 2 diopters [five patients, 31 %] ; combined running and interrupted sutures, 3. 8 + / - 1. 1 diopters [eight patients, 50 %] ; sutures out : single running suture, 3. 3 + / - 1. 3 diopters [11 patients, 69 %] ; combined running and interrupted sutures, 2. 8 + / - 1. 5 diopters [eight patients, 50 %]).