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Table 6 Refractive lens extraction in astigmatism with implantation of toric IOLs (visual acuities is decimal values/ decimal scale)

From: Refractive lens exchange in modern practice: when and when not to do it?

Author,year

No. of eyes/patients/mean age(years)

Mean follow-up(months)

Keratometry(K1,K2)(D)/Axial length(mm)/Mean IOL power(D)

Preop SE/mean defocus equivalent/mean refractive cylinder(D)

Postop SE/mean defocus equivalent/mean refractive cylinder(D)

PreoperativeCDVA

PostoperativeUCVA

Postoperative,CDVA

Sun et al., 2000 (retrospective) [66]

Toric group:

130/99/72

122 eyes – cataract surgery

8 eyes – RLE

Non-toric group:

51/45/ N/R

6.9

N/R

K2-K1 = 2.59 ± 0.82 (total)

Mean refractive cylinder preop:

Toric group: 2.57 ± 1.15

Non–toric group: 2.58 ± 0.89

Toric group:

Mean SE: -0.51 ± 0.65 refractive cylinder:

-1.03 ± 0.79

Non-toric group:

Mean SE: -0.52 ± 0.78

Refractive cylinder:

-1.49 ± 0.75

The authors only mention preop UCVA:

Toric group: 0.74 ± 0.25 logMAR

Non-toric group:

0.78 ± 0.30 logMAR

Preop BCVA – N/R

Toric group:

84% of eyes ≥0.5

Non-toric group: 76% of eyes ≥0.5

The authors only mention postop UCVA:

Toric group: 69% ≥0.66

Non-toric group: 70.3% ≥0.66

Postop BCVA- N/R

Jaimes et al., 2011 (retrospective) [68]

19/13/48.15

12- keratoconus

1- pellucid marginal degeneration

7.89

Mean K readings: 46.31 ± 3.39

AL – N/R

IOL: AcrySof ToricSN60T3-T9

mean power =14.9

Sphere: -5.25 ± 6.40 Cylinder: +3.95 ± 1.30

SE refraction: -7.10 ± 6.41

Sphere: +0.22 ± 1.01

Cylinder: +1.36 ± 1.17

SE refraction: -0.46 ± 1.12

CDVA: 0.28 ± 0.55 logMAR

Postop UDVA

0.29 ± 0.23 logMAR

CDVA: 0.11 ± 0.12 logMAR

Leccisotti, 2006 [69]

34/20/56.7

17.4

N/R

-11.0 ± 4.65 /12.0 ± 4.64/1.86 ± 1.39

-1.31 ± 1.08 /1.94 ± 1.57/1.22 ± 1.37

0.55 ± 0.23

0.48 ± 0.25

0.76 ± 0.23 at 12 months

Ruiz-Mesa et al., 2009 (prospective) [67]

32/19/60.1

6

K1 = 43.47 ± 1.20

K2 = 45.75 ± 1.41

AL =23.54 ± 2.04

IOL power =20.87 ± 5.99

Mean refractive sphere: -0.70 ± 5.32

Mean refractive cylinder: -2.46 ± 0.99

Mean refractive sphere: -0.007 ± 0.61

Mean refractive cylinder: -0.53 ± 0.30

0.87 ± 0.10

0.89 ± 0.09, 56.3% of eyes ≥1.00

84.3% of eyes ≥0.80

0.95 ± 0.09

Pop et al., 2001 (retrospective) [70]

65/55/N/R

RLE for hyperopia

31 eyes – retreated with PRK

34 eyes- retreated with LASIK

12

Mean K readings: 43.23 ± 1.92

Mean AL: 21.33

Mean IOL power: 32.7 ± 6.0

Preop SE:

3.1% of eyes within ±0.5 D of emmetropia

4.6% of eyes within ±1.0 D of emmetropia

96% of eyes within ±2.0 D of emmetropia

79% of eyes within ±1.0 D of emmetropia

51% of eyes within ±0.5 D of emmetropia

18.5% of eyes ≥1.0 before RLE

60.9% of eyes ≥1.0 before laser adjustment

Postop UDVA:

85% of eyes ≥0.5

46% of eyes ≥1.0

CDVA at 12 months:

100% ≥0.5 after PRK

95.7% ≥0.5 after LASIK

  1. RLE: Refractive lens extraction, SE: spherical equivalent, UDVA: uncorrected distance visual acuity, CDVA: corrected distance visual acuity, AL: axial length, IOL: intraocular lens, PRK: photorefractive keratectomy, LASIK: laser in situ keratomileusis, N/R: not reported.