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Hasan Basri Cakmak¹, Nurullah Cagil, Huseyin Simavli

¹Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 1st Ophthalmology Clinic, Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey.

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Summary

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Age and refractive error magnitude significantly influence mesopic pupil diameter in patients undergoing refractive surgery. Understanding these factors is crucial for surgical planning and outcomes.

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Refractive Surgery
Ocular Biometry

Background:

Mesopic pupil diameter is a critical parameter in refractive surgery planning.
Understanding factors influencing mesopic pupil size is essential for optimizing surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify key factors affecting mesopic pupil diameter in individuals seeking refractive surgery.
To analyze the relationship between mesopic pupil size and demographic and refractive characteristics.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of 412 refractive surgery candidates' ophthalmological data.
Mesopic pupil size measured using a COAS Ocular Wavefront analyzer.
Univariate and multivariate regression analyses to assess correlations with age, sex, refractive error, and keratometry.

Main Results:

Mean mesopic pupil diameter was 6.19 ± 0.88 mm.
Significant differences in mean pupil diameter were observed between myopes and hypermetropes (p = 0.001).
Age, spherical refractive error, and cylindrical refractive error showed significant correlations with mesopic pupil diameter (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

Age and the magnitude of spherical and cylindrical refractive errors are the primary determinants of mesopic pupil size.
These findings have implications for personalized refractive surgery planning.