Comparison of A-scan and MRI for the measurement of axial length in silicone oil-filled eyes.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to compare the accuracy of A-scan biometry and MRI for the measurement of axial length in silicone oil-filled eyes.


METHODS
This was a prospective randomised study of 70 patients. Biometry was performed using MRI in 33 patients (MRI group) and A-scan echography in 37 patients (A-scan group). The difference between predicted and final refraction was measured and evaluated statistically.


RESULTS
In patients with axial length >/=26 mm, the mean deviation of the final from predicted refraction was -1.23 (SD 0.67) D in the MRI group and -2.3 (SD 2.02) D in the A-scan group. The difference between these two groups was statistically significant (p = 0.02). In patients with axial length <26 mm, the mean deviation of the final from predicted refraction was -0.12 (SD 1.29) D in the MRI group and -0.33 (SD 1.39) D in the A-scan group. There was no statistical significance between the two groups (p = 0.629).


CONCLUSIONS
For highly myopic patients MRI biometry was a more accurate measurement of axial length in silicone oil-filled eyes. A-scan and MRI biometry were comparably accurate in measuring axial length in patients with axial length <26 mm.
Bencic
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University Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital "Sestre milosrdnice", Vinogradska 29, Zagreb, Croatia. goranbencic@hotmail.com
Vatavuk
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Marotti
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M
Loncar
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VL
Petric
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Andrijevic-Derk
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B
Skunca
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Mandic
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D000368:Aged; D001699:Biometry / Q000379:methods; D005123:Eye / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D012827:Silicone Oils; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014821:Vitrectomy
D012827:Silicone Oils