Assessment of the Vault After Implantable Collamer Lens Implantation Using the KS Formula

To examine the vault size after Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) (KS-AquaPORT; STAAR Surgical) surgery using the KS formula.

In this prospective study, the postoperative vault was examined using the KS formula in 121 eyes of 65 patients (28 men and 37 women) who underwent ICL implantation for myopia and myopic astigmatism. The mean horizontal angle-to-angle (ATA), anterior chamber depth, and axial length before surgery were 11.83 ± 0.40, 3.25 ± 0.34, and 26.52 ± 1.17, respectively. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (CASIA2; Tomey Corporation) was used for ATA measurement.

Multiple regression analysis of the potential factors influencing the predicted vault error (postoperative vault - predicted vault by KS formula) showed that only ICL size was a significant factor (P < .001, r = 0.36). At an ICL size of 12.1 mm, the postoperative vault was smaller than the predicted vault, and the postoperative vault tended to be larger than the predicted vault at ICL sizes of 13.2 and 13.7 mm.

Vault prediction by the KS formula was generally good, but the ICL size influenced the vault prediction error; therefore, a modified KS formula was created to reduce the error in measurements of the postoperative vault. [.