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Axial Length Adjustment and AL/R Ratio Optimization of IOL Power Calculation in Extremely Long Eyes
Yingyan Qin1, Lu Qin1, Xiaoran Zhao1
1From the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China.
Purpose:
To evaluate the accuracy of modern intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation formulas and axial length (AL) adjustment methods in eyes with AL ≥ 30.0 mm.
Design:
Retrospective consecutive cross-sectional study.
Participants And Controls:
A total of 308 eyes (308 patients) with AL ≥ 30.00 mm were included.
Methods:
Accuracy of modern online formulas, alone or with established AL adjustments methods, was analyzed. Subgroup analyses were performed based on AL, keratometry (K), anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness (LT), and AL-to-corneal radius (AL/R) ratio.
Main Outcome Measures:
Predictive accuracy was evaluated using the formula performance index (FPI), root mean square absolute prediction error (RMSAE), standard deviation (SD) of prediction error (PE), and percentage of eyes within ±0.25 and ±0.50 diopters (D).
Results:
Overall, Holladay 1 combined with the nonlinear polynomial Wang-Koch axial length adjustment (H1-PWK) demonstrated the best overall performance, achieving the lowest SD (0.40), RMSAE (0.40), and highest FPI (0.494). A tendency toward hyperopic error was observed in eyes with AL ≥ 32.0 mm, K ≥ 46.0 D. The AL/R ratio showed a significant positive correlation with PE in the Ladas Super formula, Barrett Universal II, EVO, PEARL-DGS, and Hoffer QST formulas. Spline-based regression analysis indicated that the transition point of AL/R from myopic to hyperopic PE varied across different formulas.
Conclusions:
H1-PWK provides robust refractive accuracy in extremely long eyes. The AL/R ratio may provide a useful composite biometric stratification parameter compared to AL alone.
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