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Visual acuity, refractive spherocylinder power, and corneal topography were measured preoperatively and postoperatively.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              Improvement of visual acuity, decreases of refractive spherocylinder power, and significant differences of 3-mm topographic irregularity and 3-mm topographic astigmatism postoperatively were found. Differences of refractive spherocylinder power preoperatively and postoperatively correlated significantly with differences of 3-mm topographic irregularity (spherical, r = 0.828,\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              = .000; cylinder, r = \u22120.805,\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              = .000) and of 3-mm topographic astigmatism (spherical, r = 0.673,\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              = .000; cylinder, r = \u22120.811,\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              = .000) preoperatively and postoperatively.\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Pterygium surgery produces improvements in visual acuity, decreases of refractive spherocylinder power, topographic irregularity, and topographic astigmatism. 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