title: Measuring the power of an in situ intraocular lens with the keratometer.
abstract: A method to measure the power of an intraocular lens (IOL) in situ using an extended range keratometer and a depth measuring apparatus is described. With this method, the IOL power was measured in ten patients with an anterior chamber IOL and in ten patients with a posterior chamber IOL and compared with the labeled power. The total mean error (measured power minus labeled power) was found to be 0.01 diopters (D) with a standard deviation of 0.22 D. The largest error was 0.40 D.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus Kommunehospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olsen
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D055095:Optics and Photonics