Improved Outcomes in Post-LASIK IOL Power Prediction Using Intraoperative Refractive Biometry: Comparative Effectiveness Series of 246 Eyes
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Purpose
To evaluate a new method of intraoperative refractive biometry (IRB) for intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in eyes undergoing cataract surgery after prior myopic LASIK and compare to existing methods
Methods
The Optiwave Refractive Analysis (ORA) System wavefront aberrometer was used to obtain aphakic refractive measurements intraoperatively and then calculate the IOL power with a modifi ed vergence formula obtained before refractive surgery. Comparative effectiveness analysis was done for IRB predictive accuracy of IOL power determination against 3 conventional clinical practice methods: Surgeon best preoperative choice (determined by the surgeon using all available clinical data), the Haigis L, and the Shammas IOL formulas
Results
In 246 eyes (215 fi rst eyes and 31 second eyes) IRB using ORA achieved the greatest predictive accuracy (P< 0.0001), with a median absolute error of 0.35 D and mean absolute error of 0.42 D. Sixty-seven percent of eyes were within 0.5 D and 94% were within 1.0 D of the IRB’ s predicted outcome. This was significantly more accurate than the other preoperative methods: Median absolute error was 0.6, 0.53, and 0.51 D for surgeon best choice, Haigis L method, and Shammas method, respectively.
Conclusion
The IOL power estimation in challenging eyes with prior LASIK/photorefractive keratectomy was most accurately predicted by intraoperative refractive biometry.