Cataract surgery outcome in eyes with keratoconus. Issue 3 (21st August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Watson, Martin P; Anand, Seema; Bhogal, Maninder; Gore, Daniel; Moriyama, Aline; Pullum, Kenneth; Hau, Scott; Tuft, Stephen J
• Is Part Of: British journal of ophthalmology. Volume 98:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: 361
• Page End: 364
• Publication Date: 2013-08-21
• Subjects: Contact lens -- Cornea -- Treatment Surgery; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303829
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1161

Abstract

Abstract : Background: To review the refractive outcome of cataract surgery in eyes with keratoconus. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 64 consecutive patients (92 eyes) who underwent cataract surgery with implantation of a spherical intraocular lens (IOL). We recorded the method of refractive correction and the effect of the keratometry (K) on the biometry prediction error (BPE). Results: 35 eyes had mild keratoconus (mean K<48 dioptres (D)), 40 had moderate keratoconus (mean K 48 D to 55 D) and 17 had severe keratoconus (mean K>55 D). Actual K values were used in all eyes with mild or moderate keratoconus with a target refraction of approximately −1.0 D in mild keratoconus and −1.5 D in moderate keratoconus that resulted in a mean BPE of 0.0 D and +0.3 D, respectively. The actual K values were used in eight of the 17 eyes with severe keratoconus with a mean target refraction of −5.4 D, which resulted in a mean BPE of +6.8 D. In the remaining nine eyes, a standard K value of 43.25 D was used with a mean target refraction of −1.8 D, which resulted in a mean BPE of +0.6 D. Conclusions: Using the actual K values with a target of low myopia is a suitable option for spherical IOL selection for eyes with a mean K of ≤55 D. When there is severe keratoconus, the use of actual K values can result in a large hyperopic error and the use of standard K value in these eyes should be considered.