This research aimed to investigate the potential differences in the parameters, including axial length (AL), central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness (LT), flat keratometry (Kf), steep keratometry (Ks), mean keratometry (Km), astigmatism, white-to-white (WTW) distance, acquired rate, and intraocular lens (IOL) power, between the two swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) biometers, the ANTERION (biometer A) and IOLMaster 700 (biometer B). In a prospective observational comparative case series study, we enrolled 198 eyes undergoing cataract surgery. The AL, CCT, ACD, LT, Kf, Ks, Km, astigmatism, WTW, acquired rate, and IOL power were assessed. McNemar tests compared the acquired rate, and the paired sample t-test compared the quantitative measurement results between the groups. Nineteen eyes were excluded owing to missing AL data for either biometer. Finally, data from 179 eyes were analyzed. Between the two devices, no significant difference was found in AL, astigmatism magnitude, J0, and J45, while significant differences existed in CCT, ACD, LT, Kf, Ks, Km, WTW, astigmatism axis, and IOL power; no statistical significance was found in the AL acquired rate (biometer A, 90.9% and biometer B, 93.9%). Approximately 65.4% of eyes demonstrated ≥0.5-D difference in IOL power between the two biometers. In conclusion, the two biometers showed significant differences in all measurements (CCT, ACD, LT, K, WTW, astigmatism axis, and IOL power), except for AL.
Background: This study investigates the incidence and risk factors for the development of Berger’s space (BS) after uneventful phacoemulsification based on swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). Methods: Cataractous eyes captured using qualified SS-OCT images before and after uneventful phacoemulsification cataract surgery were included. Six high-resolution cross-sectional anterior segment SS-OCT images at 30° intervals were used for BS data measurements. BS width was measured at three points on each scanned meridian line: the central point line aligned with the cornea vertex and two point lines at the pupil’s margins. Results: A total of 223 eyes that underwent uneventful cataract surgery were evaluated. Preoperatively, only two eyes (2/223, 0.9%) were observed to have consistent BS in all six scanning directions. BS was observed postoperatively in 44 eyes (44/223, 19.7%). A total of 13 eyes (13/223, 5.8%) with insufficient image quality, pupil dilation, or lack of preoperative image data were excluded from the study. A total of 31 postoperative eyes with BS and 31 matched eyes without BS were included in the final data analysis. The smallest postoperative BS width was in the upper quadrant of the vertical meridian line (90°), with a mean value of 280 μm. The largest BS width was observed in the opposite area of the main clear corneal incision, with a mean value > 500 μm. Conclusions: Uneven-width BS is observable after uneventful phacoemulsification. Locations with a much wider BS (indirect manifestation of Wieger zonular detachment) are predominantly located in the opposite direction to the main corneal incisions.
This study aims to investigate differences in the mean corneal power of annular zones (corneal power measured over the inner annular zone of difference diameters) and rings (corneal power measured over a ring of different diameters) centered on the corneal apex using the swept-source optical coherence tomography technique. The mean anterior axial curvature (AAC), posterior axial curvature (PAC), and total corneal power (TCP) centered on the corneal apex with the annular rings (0–2 mm, 2–4 mm, 4–6 mm, and 6–8 mm) and zones were assessed using the ANTERION device. The paired-sample t-test was used for data comparison. For the 0–2 mm comparison, the AAC, PAC, and TCP values of rings and zones were interchangeable. For the 2–4 mm comparison, the AAC of the rings was lower than that of the zones (p = 0.004), and the TCP values of the rings were higher than that of the zones (p < 0.001). For the 4–6 mm comparison, the AAC of the rings was lower than that of the zones (p < 0.001), and the PAC and TCP values of the rings were higher than that of the zones (both p < 0.001). For the 6–8 mm comparison, the AAC of the rings was lower than that of the zones (p < 0.001), and the PAC and TCP values of the rings were higher than that of the zones (both p < 0.001). Comparisons between AAC and TCP in each sub-region showed significant differences both in the rings (p < 0.001) and the zones (p < 0.008). Differences in the AAC, PAC, and TCP measured at different diameters (2–4 mm, 4–6 mm, and 6–8 mm) of the rings and zones, centered on the corneal apex, should be noticed in clinical practice. As the diameter increases, the difference between the rings and the zones in terms of AAC, PAC, and TCP increase as well. Clinicians should also pay attention to differences between AAC and TCP for the rings and the zones within the same annular region.
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