Effects of effective optical zone and decentration on visual quality after smile for different astigmatism types

Favorable outcomes were observed in different types of astigmatism. Postoperative refractive errors, visual acuity, and induced corneal aberrations showed no significant differences between groups with WTR, ATR, and oblique astigmatism. The angle of EOZ was closely associated with cylinder axis. EOZ provided greater tolerance to decentration, with fewer induced corneal aberrations along the major axis compared to the minor axis. The combined impacts of EOZ and decentration on visual quality should be noted.