Clinical Accuracy of 18 IOL Power Formulas in 241 Short Eyes. (2nd December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Voytsekhivskyy, Oleksiy V.; Hoffer, Kenneth J.; Savini, Giacomo; Tutchenko, Larysa P.; Hipólito-Fernandes, Diogo
• Is Part Of: Current eye research. Volume 46:Number 12(2021)
• Page Start: 1832
• Page End: 1843
• Publication Date: 2021-12-02
• Subjects: IOL power -- formulas -- IOLMaster -- calculation -- axial length; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; Eye -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; 573.88
• DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2021.1933056
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0271-3683

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Purpose: To analyze the accuracy of 18 intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation formulas in eyes with axial length (AL) ≤ 22 mm. Methods: We analyzed 241 eyes of 241 patients. Eighteen formulas were evaluated: Barrett Universal II (BUII), EVO 2.0, Haigis, Hoffer Q, Holladay 1 and 2, Cooke K6, Kane, LadasSuperFormula AI, Naeser 2, Olsen, Panacea, Pearl-DGS, RBF 2.0, SRK/T, T2, VRF and VRF-G. Optical biometry was performed with an IOLMaster 700 (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany). With lens constants optimized for the whole range of AL, the mean prediction error (PE) and its standard deviation (SD), the median absolute error (MedAE), the mean absolute error (MAE) and the percentage of eyes with PEs within ±0.25 D, ±0.50 D and <±1.00 D were calculated. Results: Post-hoc analysis of the absolute PE revealed statistically significant differences ( P < .05) between some of the newer formulas (K6, Kane, Naeser 2, Olsen and VRF-G), which obtained the lowest MedAE (respectively, 0.308, 0.300, 0.277, 0.310 and 0.276 D) and the remaining ones. These formulas yielded also the highest percentage of eyes with a PE within ±0.50 D (70.54%, 72.20%, 71.37%, 70.95% and 73.03%, respectively), whereas Panacea and SRK/T yielded the lowest percentage (62.24%), with a stastically significant difference ( P < .05) with respect to most formulas. Conclusion: In eyes with AL ≤22.0 mm, new formulas (K6, Kane, Naeser 2, Olsen and VRF-G) offer the most accurate predictions of postoperative refraction.