Distribution of Pupil Offset and Angle Kappa in a Refractive Surgery Preoperative Population of 750 Myopic, Emmetropic, and Hyperopic Eyes. 2021

Dan Z Reinstein, and Timothy J Archer, and Elizabeth L Rowe, and Marine Gobbe, and Ryan S Vida

OBJECTIVE To report the distribution of pupil offset and angle kappa in 750 myopic, emmetropic, and hyperopic eyes presenting for refractive surgery. METHODS A retrospective study included 750 consecutive eyes screened for corneal refractive surgery between January 2006 and February 2013. The eyes were divided into three equal groups based on manifest refraction spherical equivalent (SEQ): emmetropic group between -0.25 and +0.50 diopters (D) and cylinder up to 1.00 D, myopic group greater than -0.50 D, and hyperopic group greater than +0.50 D. Angle kappa was measured with the Orbscan II software (Bausch & Lomb, Inc) and pupil offset defined as the distance at the corneal plane between the corneal vertex and the pupil center. Correlations with SEQ, cylinder, scotopic pupil diameter, average keratometry, and age were performed. RESULTS All results are reported for myopic, emmetropic, and hyperopic groups, respectively. Mean SEQ was -4.84 ± 2.89 D (range: -0.88 to -14.00 D), +0.21 ± 0.23 D (range: -0.25 to +0.50 D), and +2.44 ± 1.58 D (range: +0.63 to +7.75 D). Mean pupil offset magnitude was 0.27 ± 0.14 mm (range: 0.00 to 0.68 mm), 0.34 ± 0.14 mm (range: 0.02 to 0.78 mm), and 0.39 ± 0.13 mm (range: 0.07 to 0.75 mm). Mean pupil offset X-component was -0.18 ± 0.18, -0.28 ± 0.16, and -0.34 ± 0.15 mm (temporally displaced from the corneal vertex). Mean pupil offset Y-component was 0.06 ± 0.15, 0.03 ± 0.16, and 0.01 ± 0.16 mm (superiorly displaced from the corneal vertex). Multivariate linear regression for pupil offset magnitude found statistically significant variables were SEQ, cylinder, scotopic pupil diameter, and average keratometry. For pupil offset X-component, significant variables were SEQ, cylinder, and scotopic pupil diameter. For pupil offset Y-component, significant variables were SEQ and scotopic pupil diameter. Mean angle kappa was 5.28 ± 1.49°, 6.14 ± 1.44°, and 5.77 ± 1.29°. CONCLUSIONS Contrary to common belief, a pupil offset is present in the vast majority of eyes regardless of refractive error, with the mean temporal offset of at least 0.18 mm. Confirming previous studies, the largest pupil offset was found in the hyperopic group. However, there was also a wide range of pupil offset in myopic and emmetropic eyes. Correlations with SEQ and keratometry support the theory that pupil offset is also correlated with axial length. [J Refract Surg. 2021;37(1):49-58.].

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006956 Hyperopia A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus behind the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too short from front to back. It is also called farsightedness because the near point is more distant than it is in emmetropia with an equal amplitude of accommodation. (Dorland, 27th ed) Farsightedness,Hypermetropia
D009216 Myopia A refractive error in which rays of light entering the EYE parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the RETINA when accommodation (ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR) is relaxed. This results from an overly curved CORNEA or from the eyeball being too long from front to back. It is also called nearsightedness. Nearsightedness,Myopias,Nearsightednesses
D011680 Pupil The aperture in the iris through which light passes. Pupils
D012029 Refraction, Ocular Refraction of LIGHT effected by the media of the EYE. Ocular Refraction,Ocular Refractions,Refractions, Ocular
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D054140 Refractive Surgical Procedures Surgical procedures employed to correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS such as MYOPIA; HYPEROPIA; or ASTIGMATISM. These may involve altering the curvature of the CORNEA; removal or replacement of the CRYSTALLINE LENS; or modification of the SCLERA to change the axial length of the eye. Keratorefractive Surgical Procedures,Refractive Surgery,Keratorefractive Surgical Procedure,Procedure, Keratorefractive Surgical,Procedure, Refractive Surgical,Procedures, Keratorefractive Surgical,Procedures, Refractive Surgical,Refractive Surgeries,Refractive Surgical Procedure,Surgeries, Refractive,Surgery, Refractive,Surgical Procedure, Keratorefractive,Surgical Procedure, Refractive,Surgical Procedures, Keratorefractive,Surgical Procedures, Refractive

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