Correlation of Binocular Refractive Errors and Calculation of Intraocular Lens Power for the Second Eye
Abstract Background How to reduce the refractive error has always been a tricky problem. The aim of this study was to verify the correlation between binocular refractive errors (RE) after sequential cataract surgery and explore the individualized calculation method of intraocular lens (IOL) for the second eye. Methods This is a prospective study. One hundred eighty-eight affected eyes of 94 age-related cataract patients with sequential cataract surgery from the Department of Ophthalmology, Tangdu Hospital, china, were recruited. Complete case data of 94 patients were included for correlation analysis of binocular RE. Thereafter, data of patients with RE values greater than 0.50 diopter (D) in the first eyes were extracted and divided randomly into two groups- Group A and B. As the adjustment group, in group A we modified the IOL power for the second eyes according to 50% of the RE of the first eye, and group B was the control group without modify. The mean absolute refractive error (MARE) values of the second eyes were evaluated one month after surgery. Results The correlation coefficient of binocular RE after sequential cataract surgery was 0.760 ( P < 0.001). After the IOL power of the second eyes were adjusted, the MARE of the second eyes was 0.57±0.41 D while MARE of the first eyes was 1.18±0.85 D, and the difference was statistically significant ( P <0.001). Conclusions Binocular REs were correlated positively after sequential cataract surgery. The RE of the second eye can be reduced by adjusting the IOL power based on 50% of the postoperative RE of the first eye.