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    • Refractive Surgery
    • Biomedical Engineering

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    • Toric intraocular lenses (IOLs) are widely used to correct astigmatism during cataract surgery.
    • Accurate prediction of refractive outcomes is essential for patient satisfaction.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To identify and quantify factors influencing residual astigmatism after toric IOL implantation.
    • To evaluate the impact of various parameters on the accuracy of toric IOL power calculations.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of data from literature and authors' own studies.
    • Inclusion of parameters: axial eye length, anterior chamber depth, corneal radii, pupil size, IOL alignment, tilt, and decentration.
    • Application of ray-tracing and Gaussian error propagation for error quantification.

    Main Results:

    • Analysis of 4,949 eyes revealed a mean difference vector of 0.81 diopters between aimed and calculated remaining astigmatism.
    • Preoperative corneal measurement errors accounted for 27% of the total error.
    • IOL misalignment (14.4%) and tilt (11.3%) were significant contributors to refractive error.

    Conclusions:

    • Preoperative corneal measurement accuracy is the most critical factor in toric IOL power calculation.
    • IOL misalignment and tilt are significant secondary sources of error affecting refractive outcomes.