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Massimo Busin, MD
Bonn, Germany

Arch Ophthalmol. 1994;112(5):577.

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In his editorial in the March 1993 issue of the Archives, Olson¹ stated the need for objective criteria to evaluate advances in cataract surgery, such as sutureless techniques. In his opinion, "bona fide clinical research" performed with "skeptical open-mindedness" evaluating the "gain/price ratio" is the way to properly investigate the true value of any new surgical technique.

I fully agree with Olson and thank him for the support given to our clinical research. However, I would like to remark on the inaccuracy of one of his comments regarding the article on sutureless cataract surgery by my group.² Olson reports that our technique induces an astigmatism shift from a mean "with the rule" to "against the rule" of approximately 2.5 diopters (D) using vector analysis. This is true when considering the difference between 1 week and 1 month after surgery and not (as incorrectedly stated by Olson) between preoperative . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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