INTRODUCTION In addition to measurement errors, individual anatomical conditions could be made responsible for unexpected prediction errors in the determination of the correct intraocular lens power for cataract surgery. Obviously, such anatomical conditions might be relevant for both eyes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the postoperative refractive error of the first eye has...

AIM To evaluate optimal standard intraocular lens power for Nepalese eye camp cataract patients. METHOD A retrospective case series of 5109 preoperative cataract patients. RESULTS Average axial length of 23.08 (SD 1.26). Average dioptre intraocular lens power 21.37 (3.04). CONCLUSION An increase in the intraocular lens power used at Nepalese eye camps from +21.0 to 22.5 dioptres would imp...

In the implantation of intraocular lenses (IOL) stringent requirements are made on achieving the refractive target. This necessitates the exact determination of the basic data needed for IOL power calculation – both the axial length and, in particular, the corneal power – and additionally the cylinder power and its axis in the case of a toric lens. This gives rise to the question, especially fo...

AIM To evaluate the prediction error in intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation for a rotationally asymmetric refractive multifocal IOL and the impact on this error of the optimization of the keratometric estimation of the corneal power and the prediction of the effective lens position (ELP). METHODS Retrospective study including a total of 25 eyes of 13 patients (age, 50 to 83y) with previo...

Objective To compare the performance of Sanders-Retzlaff-Kraft/Theoretical, Hoffer Q, Barrett Universal II, Kane, and Hill-radial basis function formulas to calculate intraocular lens power in eyes with normal axial length, terms predicting target refraction by using partial coherence interferometry technology. Methods Phacoemulsification implantation were performed 135 patients an length betwe...