Cataracts
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I was wondering how does the surgeon calculates the power of the IOL to be set?
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Notes on Cataracts
lucy24197 Songirl
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It looks like my doctor uses optical biometry. A machine scans your eye, and there's a printout that shows different IOL powers in 0.5 increments, and what the predicted refraction of the eye would be for each IOL option. Some printouts I've seen on line show the results using several different formulae, then the doctor chooses what is felt to be the best option for the patient. In my case the machine is operated by clinic staff, not by the doctor.