Predictive value of intracrystalline interphase point measured by optical low-coherence reflectometry for the estimation of the anatomical position of an intraocular lens after cataract surgery.

Purpose: To investigate the predictive value of the intracrystalline interphase point (ICIP) measured with optical low-coherence reflectometry (OCLR) to estimate the final lens position (FLP) of an intraocular lens (IOL) after cataract surgery.

Setting: Alcañiz Hospital, Teruel, Spain.

Design: Single-center retrospective descriptive study.

Methods: Patients undergoing cataract surgery were enrolled. They were grouped according to the IOL implanted as follows: Group 1, Acrysof IQ aspheric SN60WF IOL (77 eyes); Group 2, enVista MX60 IOL (71 eyes); Group 3, CT Asphina 409 IOL (44 eyes). An OCLR-based biometer (Lenstar LS 900 system) was used for biometric measurements preoperatively and at 4 to 5 weeks postoperatively.

Results: The study comprised 192 eyes of 174 patients (mean age: 76.4 years). One hundred seventy eyes (88.5%) eyes showed an absolute refractive prediction error (ARPE) less than 0.50 diopters (D). The mean ARPE was 0.25 D ± 0.21 (SD). Significantly higher FLP values were found in Group 2 compared with the other two groups (P < .001). Significantly lower ICIP values were found in the eyes with an ARPE of 0.50 D or more compared with eyes that had an ARPE less than 0.50 D in Group 1 (P = .042) and Group 2 (P = .023). The correlation of the FLP with the ICIP was good in all three groups (r ≥ 0.74, P <.001). Three linear expressions were obtained to predict the FLP from the ICIP and other preoperative data (R: 0.85, 0.69, and 0.49 in Groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively).

Conclusions: The position of the ICIP measured with OCLR correlated with the FLP after cataract surgery, and it can be used to optimize IOL power calculations.