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Distribution of axial combinations in astigmatism patients

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A total of 527 astigmatic patients were examined for their axial distribution. The values taken for all eyes together confirmed the preponderance of a “+” cylinder at an axis of 90°. However, only a small percentage of patients demonstrated a 90° axis for each eye separately. Mirroring and parallel axes were more common and an asymmetric axial distribution was found most frequently. The influence of lid pressure on the development of astigmatism thus seems, according to our findings, unlikely. Genetic factors are more probable.

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  1. Department of Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology, University Eye Clinic, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, West Germany

    Thomas Jörgen Meiß & Hermann Mühlendyck

  2. Abteilung für Strabismus und Neuroophthalmologie, Universitäts-Augenklinik, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, D-3400, Göttingen, West Germany

    Thomas Jörgen Meiß

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Meiß, T.J., Mühlendyck, H. Distribution of axial combinations in astigmatism patients. Neurosurg. Rev. 12, 47–50 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01787127

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