Intraocular lens power calculation in eyes with previous corneal refractive surgery. 2022

Philipp Anders, and Lisa-Marie Anders, and Adel Barbara, and Nora Szentmary, and Achim Langenbucher, and Zisis Gatzioufas
Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation after corneal refractive surgery (CRS) becomes an expanding challenge for ophthalmologists as more and more cataract surgeries after CRS are required. These patients typically also have high expectations as to visual performance. Conventional IOL power calculation schemes frequently provide inaccurate results in these cases. This review aims to summarize and recommend currently available IOL power calculation methods for eyes with the most common CRS methods: radial keratotomy (RK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), and small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). To this end, biometry measuring methods and IOL formulas will be explained and combinations of both are proposed. In synopsis, it is evident that the latest generation of vergence formulas exhibit favorable IOL power prediction accuracy in post-CRS eyes, even though the predictive precision of methods in eyes without CRS is not attained. Ray tracing computation, intraoperative aberrometry, and machine learning-based formulas hold potential to further improve refractive outcomes in post-CRS eyes.

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