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Effect of pupil size on biometry measurements using the IOLMaster
Galia Adler1, Jonathan Shahar2, Rivka Kesner3
1Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel.
Purpose:
To evaluate the effect of pupil dilation on biometric measurements and intraocular lens power calculation using the IOLMaster (Carl Zeiss Meditec).
Design:
Prospective, observational case series.
Methods:
In this prospective study, 2 consecutive optical biometry measurements, before and after pupil dilation, were obtained using the IOLMaster on 318 eyes of 214 patients at the cataract presurgery clinic. The parameters compared were axial length, corneal power, cylinder, and the corresponding intraocular lens power, which was calculated using the Sanders-Retzlaff-Kraff/Theoretical formula.
Results:
This study found no statistically significant difference before and after dilation in axial length (0.005 mm; P = .476), corneal power (0.001 diopters [D]; P = .933), or calculated intraocular lens power (0.011 D; P = .609). A statistically significant difference was shown in cylinder measurements before and after dilation (0.102 D; P < .001).
Conclusions:
This study demonstrated there is no clinically significant effect of pupil dilation on the IOLMaster measurements of axial length, corneal power, and corresponding theoretical intraocular lens power calculated using the Sanders-Retzlaff-Kraff/Theoretical formula.
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