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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Refractive Outcomes after Cataract Surgery.

Ramin Khoramnia, Gerd Auffarth, Grzegorz Łabuz, George Pettit, Rajaraman Suryakumar

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06379477 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Correction of Refractive Error Surprises After Cataract Surgery in Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled63ConditionsRefractive ErrorsArmsRefractive surgeries
NCT06896357 phase1not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness and Safety of Limbal Relaxing Incisions for Correcting Post Phacoemulsification High Astigmatism

TypeinterventionalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsAstigmatism, PhacoemulsificationArmsLimbal relaxing incisions
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ramin KhoramniaThe David J Apple International Laboratory for Ocular Pathology, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6237-7773
Gerd AuffarthThe David J Apple International Laboratory for Ocular Pathology, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6927-5251
Grzegorz ŁabuzThe David J Apple International Laboratory for Ocular Pathology, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
George PettitAlcon Research LLC, Fort Worth, TX 76134, USA.
Rajaraman SuryakumarAlcon Research LLC, Fort Worth, TX 76134, USA.
Heidelberg University · DEAlcon (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A post-operative manifest refractive error as close as possible to target is key when performing cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, given that residual astigmatism and refractive errors negatively impact patients' vision and satisfaction. This review explores refractive outcomes prior to modern biometry; advances in biometry and its impact on patients' vision and refractive outcomes after cataract surgery; key factors that affect prediction accuracy; and residual refractive errors and the impact on visual outcomes. There are numerous pre-, intra-, and post-operative factors that can influence refractive outcomes after cataract surgery, leaving surgeons with a small "error budget" (i.e., the source and sum of all influencing factors). To mitigate these factors, precise measurement and correct application of ocular biometric data are required. With advances in optical biometry, prediction of patient post-operative refractory status has become more accurate, leading to an increased proportion of patients achieving their target refraction. Alongside improvements in biometry, advancements in microsurgical techniques, new IOL technologies, and enhancements to IOL power calculations have also positively impacted patients' refractory status after cataract surgery.

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biometrycataract surgeryintraocular lensesprediction accuracyrefractive outcomesvisual acuity

Identifiers

PMID35204334
PMCPMC8870878
OpenAlexW4206600512

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