April 2014
Volume 55, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2014
Comparing biometric measurements and refractive outcomes of cataract surgery employing data from two optical biometers
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Saama Sabeti
    Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Hesam Joshaghani
    Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Jing Wang
    Department of Ophthalmology, UBC Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Kevin Wade
    Department of Ophthalmology, UBC Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships Saama Sabeti, None; Hesam Joshaghani, None; Jing Wang, None; Kevin Wade, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2014, Vol.55, 2555. doi:
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      Saama Sabeti, Hesam Joshaghani, Jing Wang, Kevin Wade; Comparing biometric measurements and refractive outcomes of cataract surgery employing data from two optical biometers. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2014;55(13):2555.

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Abstract

Purpose: Accurate biometric measurements are vital to the process of intraocular lens (IOL) power selection for cataract surgery and the optimization of refractive outcomes. The Haag-Streit LenStar LS 900 makes corneal measurements based on 32 data points as compared to 6 used by the Carl Zeiss IOL-Master V5. This study aimed to discern whether the LenStar consequently provides more accurate measurements and predictions of post-operative refractive outcomes.

Methods: This retrospective study used data on 28 eyes from 28 patients who underwent phacoemulsification cataract surgery performed by a single surgeon. The average corneal power (K), cylinder (AST), and axis values measured by each biometer were compared to those of the Carl Zeiss Atlas 9000 Corneal Topography System. Axial length (AL) measurements were also compared. Predictions of post-operative spherical equivalent (SE) produced by both machines using the Holladay I and SRK/T formulas were compared to the actual post-operative SE at 6 weeks. The threshold for concluding clinical significance was set at 0.50 D of difference in final refractive error.

Results: The mean absolute errors of the LenStar and IOL-Master respectively as compared to the Atlas were as follows: K errors of 0.27 ± 0.11 D and 0.38 ± 0.11 D, AST errors of 0.27 ± 0.12 D and 0.30 ± 0.11 D, and axis errors of 21.36 ± 8.82 degrees and 20.18 ± 7.96 degrees (95% CI). Although a statistically significant difference was found between K errors (p<0.05), equivalence testing demonstrated no clinically significant difference (within 0.05 D). The other variables demonstrated no significant difference (p>0.05). Equivalence testing showed good agreement of AL measurements (within 0.04 mm). The mean absolute SE prediction errors for the LenStar and IOL-Master respectively were 0.42 ± 0.11 D and 0.39 ± 0.10 D using the Holladay I formula, and 0.40 ± 0.11 D and 0.36 ± 0.10 D using the SRK/T formula (95% CI). These results showed no significant difference (p>0.05), and equivalence testing demonstrated good agreement between refractive outcomes (within 0.09 D).

Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrated no significant difference between K, AST, axis, or AL measurements, nor between SE predictions produced by the two biometers. This suggests that the two devices have comparable utility in IOL power selection for cataract surgery.

Keywords: 465 clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: systems/equipment/techniques • 479 cornea: clinical science • 445 cataract  
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