title: Refractive outcome of silicone oil removal and intraocular lens implantation using laser interferometry.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Noor Vision Correction Center, Tehran, Iran. hfaghihi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hooshang Faghihi
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Habibabadi
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashemi
authors.forename: Kamran Hodjat
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jalali
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amini
authors.forename: Mohammad Riazi
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Esfahani
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012827:Silicone Oils