Table 2.

Postoperative astigmatism at the 12-month follow-up of 98 eyes

Postoperative	Absolute shift in axis † (n)
cylinder (D)	≤15°	>15°to ≤ 30°	>30°to ≤ 45°	>45°	Total
0*	49	-	-	-	49
>0.00 to ≤ -0.50	16	11	7	11	45
> - 0.50 to ≤ -1.00	1	0	1	0	2
> - 1.00	1	1	0	0	2
Total	67	12	8	11	98

^†Axis shift is determined from the postoperative to preoperative cylinder axis.

*Shifts are defined as zero for eyes with zero residual cylinder magnitude.