title: Clinical results in phacoemulsification using the SRK/T formula.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the prediction of refraction using the SRK/T formula for intraocular lens (IOL) calculation in eyes with medium axial length after phacoemulsification.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective study enrolled 33 eyes with nuclear cataract that underwent phacoemulsification. All procedures were performed by one surgeon with the intraocular lens placed within the capsular bag. The same technician who was unaware of the purpose of the study made all the measurements. The achieved refractive error one month after surgery was compared to the predicted postoperative refractive error by the SRK/T formula.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ocular axial length varied between 22.2 mm and 24.5 mm. The mean predicted refraction was -0.431 +/- 0.181 D and the mean achieved postoperative spherical equivalent was -0.220 +/- 0.732 D. Eighteen eyes (55%) had a refractive error between +/- 0.50 D and thirty eyes (91%) between +/- 1.00 D of the predicted refraction. There was a tendency toward hyperopic shift (mean +/- SD: 0.211 +/- 0.708 D, p=0.009).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SRK/T formula demonstrated a satisfactory accuracy to calculate the error of refraction in eyes with medium axial length.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SP, Brazil. julagrasta@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Juliana Marques de Souza
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lagrasta
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Allemann
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scapucin
authors.forename: Cecilia Tobias de Aguiar
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Moeller
authors.forename: Lilian Emi
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ohkawara
authors.forename: Luiz Alberto Soares
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Eduardo Sone
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Soriano
authors.forename: Fabio Henrique
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Casanova
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012031:Refractometry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity