title: Reliability study of biometrics "do not contact" in myopia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study is a comparison between the actually achieved after surgery condition versus the expected refractive condition of the eye as calculated via a biometer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted in a random group of 38 eyes of patients undergoing surgery by phacoemulsification.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean absolute error was calculated between the predicted values from the measurements with the optical biometer and those obtained in the post-operative error which was at around 0.47%
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study shows results not far from those reported in the literature, and in relation, to the mean absolute error is among the lowest values at 0.47 ± 0.11 SEM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmological Sciences, 1st Faculty of Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Migliorini
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmological Sciences, 1st Faculty of Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fratipietro
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmological Sciences, 1st Faculty of Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Comberiati
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmological Sciences, 1st Faculty of Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pattavina
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmological Sciences, 1st Faculty of Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arrico
mesh_terms: D001699:Biometry; D006801:Humans; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: Biometrics; Cataract; Myopia; Phacoemulsification