Refractive outcome of silicone oil removal and intraocular lens implantation using laser interferometry.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the refractive outcome of silicone oil removal and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation using laser interferometry.


METHODS
Thirteen silicone oil-filled eyes of 12 patients were included in the study. IOL power calculation was performed using laser interferometry (IOLMaster V1.1; Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany). All of these eyes underwent silicone oil removal and cataract extraction with IOL implantation. Post-operative refraction was evaluated.


RESULTS
The mean deviation of the final post-operative refraction (spherical equivalent) was -0.30+/-0.91 D (range, -1.87 to +1.3) at 12 weeks. The mean axial length of the eyes was 22.99+/-0.84 mm (range, 22.07-25.24 mm). No major complications occurred intra- or post-operatively.


CONCLUSIONS
Laser interferometry appears to be a feasible and satisfactorily accurate method to calculate IOL power in some silicone oil-filled eyes. Further studies comparing this technique to others are warranted.
Habibabadi
Hooshang Faghihi
HF
Noor Vision Correction Center, Tehran, Iran. hfaghihi@hotmail.com
Hashemi
Hassan
H
Jalali
Kamran Hodjat
KH
Amini
Ali
A
Esfahani
Mohammad Riazi
MR
D000328:Adult; D001699:Biometry; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007368:Interferometry / Q000379:methods; D007834:Lasers; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D012827:Silicone Oils; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity
D012827:Silicone Oils