Langenbucher A, Hoffmann P, Cayless A, Wendelstein J, Szentmáry N. Evaluation of statistical correction strategies for corneal back surface astigmatism with toric lenses: a vector analysis.
J Cataract Refract Surg 2024;
50:385-393. [PMID:
38015426 DOI:
10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001370]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE
To compare actual and formula-predicted postoperative refractive astigmatism using measured posterior corneal power measurements and 4 different empiric posterior corneal astigmatism correction models.
SETTING
Tertiary care center.
DESIGN
Single-center retrospective consecutive case series.
METHODS
Using a dataset of 211 eyes before and after tIOL implantation (Hoya Vivinex), IOLMaster 700 (IOLM) or Casia2 (CASIA) keratometric and front/back surface corneal power measurements were converted to power vector components C0 (0/90 degrees) and C45 (45/135 degrees). Differences between postoperative and Castrop formula predicted refraction at the corneal plane using the labeled parameters of the tIOL and the keratometric or front/back surface corneal powers were recorded as the effect of corneal back surface astigmatism (BSA).
RESULTS
Generally, the centroid of the difference shifted toward negative C0 values indicating that BSA adds some against the rule corneal astigmatism (ATR). From IOLM/CASIA keratometry, the average difference in C0 was 0.39/0.32 diopter (D). After correction with the Abulafia-Koch, Goggin, La Hood, and Castrop nomograms, it was -0.18/-0.24 D, 0.27/0.18 D, 0.13/0.08 D, and 0.17/0.10 D. Using corneal front/back surface data from IOLM/CASIA, the difference was 0.18/0.12 D.
CONCLUSIONS
The Abulafia-Koch method overcorrected the ATR, while the Goggin, La Hood, and Castrop models slightly undercorrected ATR, and using measurements from the CASIA tomographer seemed to produce slightly less prediction error than IOLM.
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