BOSTON — Atypical eyes pose challenges for IOL calculations and require special treatment, according to a speaker at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
In the Cornelius Binkhorst, MD, Lecture, Mitchell P. Weikert, MD, MS, ABO, said there are four primary sources of error in IOL power calculations: effective lens position, postoperative refraction, axial length and corneal power measurement.
“As formulas have evolved, developers have incorporated various strategies to get around or mitigate the effect of these sources of error, such as adding measurement