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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2024

Revisiting the Visual Acuity Curves. A Proposed Methodology for the Evaluation of Postoperative Visual Acuity in Presbyopia.

Georgios Labiris, Minas Bakirtzis, Christos Panagis, Christina Mitsi, Eleftheria Vorgiazidou, Aristeidis Konstantinidis, Konstantinos K Delibasis

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Georgios LabirisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4364-1943
Minas BakirtzisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5877-3642
Christos PanagisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7761-2409
Christina MitsiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Eleftheria VorgiazidouDepartment of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5622-7074
Aristeidis KonstantinidisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5419-956X
Konstantinos K DelibasisDepartment of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1055-3007

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Abstract

Purpose: To identify the minimally required number of distances of visual acuity (VA) measurements for the reliable estimation of the visual acuity curve (VAC) and area of the curve (AoC) in presbyopia correction. Patients and Methods: The study was divided into a validation and a clinical phase with a total recruitment of 120 participants (120 eyes) who underwent uncomplicated pseudophakic presbyopia surgery with bilateral premium intraocular lenses (IOL) implantation. This study was conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece. Postoperative VAC and AoC were calculated with VA measurements taken at nine pre-defined distances. A mathematical model based on cubic spline interpolation was developed and assessed comparing the VAC and AoC values obtained using nine distances, with the ones predicted when a subset of VA measurements was inserted into the model. Results: Less than four measurements resulted in unreliable VAC and AoC assessment. Optimal distances for four to six VA measurements were determined. Mean error in the prediction of VAC and AoC of the clinical group ranged from 2.54 Letters/1.74% (6 measurements) to 2.90 letters/2.9% (4 measurements), respectively. Conclusion: Mathematical models that use cubic spline interpolation provide reliable VAC and AoC estimation, even with four VA measurements, when obtained at specific distances.

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area of the curveDDARTpremium IOLspresbyopiavisual acuity curve

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