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Abstract?AIM: To investigate the effect of pupillary dilation on intraocular lens power calculation.?METHODS: This prospective study included 52 eyes of 45 patients diagnosed with cataract and indicated for phacoemulsification with intraocular lens ( IOL ) implantation at the Faculty of Medicine of Mersin University. For each patient, preoperative corneal topography, autokeratometric measurements and biometric measurements were performed before and after pupil dilation.?RESULTS: Kh ( horizontal ) values obtained through autokeratometry and anterior chamber depth measured by biometric ultrasonography were significantly greater when pupils were dilated compared with values obtained when pupils were undilated. Implanting IOLs with power calculated using measurements taken during pupillary dilation resulted in a significantly higher rate of emmetropia. Comparison of emmetropic eyes and ametropic eyes showed significantly larger anterior chamber depth in emmetropic eyes.? CONCLUSION: Keratometric and biometric measurements are more important in IOL power calculation than the formula used. If biometric ultrasonography is performed using contact technique, care must be taken to avoid corneal compression. Anterior chamber depth should be followed during measurement, and the margin of error can be minimized by using the highest value obtained in IOL power calculation.
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Background: Dilating the pupil is one of the most commonly practiced methods among ophthalmologists to examine the eye especially the posterior segment of the eye. Here we conducted a study to know the clinical effect of proparacaine, a local anesthetic, on tropicamide-induced pupillary dilation. Methods: A Quasi-experimental study was conducted on 57 subjects aged between 20 and 70 years. Study was done over a period of 3 months (February 14 - April 14) at a tertiary health care center in Bagalkot after obtaining institutional ethical committee clearance. Proparacaine was instilled in one eye (right eye) before instilling tropicamide and the other eye with a placebo (normal saline). Pupil diameter was measured using a pupillary gauge at 0, 15, and 30 mins. Results were analyzed using unpaired Student’s t-test. Results: The mean clinically efficient pupillary diameter at the end of 15 mins in proparacaine instilled eye was 5.56±0.5 and in control eye was 5.25±0.45 mm with t value 8.13 (p<0.001) which was statistically significant. And at the end of 30 mins pupillary diameter in the study group was 7.96±0.43 mm and in the control group was 7.83±0.43 mm with t value of 4.115 (p<0.001) which was also statistically significant. Conclusions: Therefore, we do recommend the use of proparacaine before instilling tropicamide for faster pupillary dilation.
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To describe a modified simple iris suture for pupillary dilation technique during vitrectomy in cases with a miotic pupil.Four translimbal incisions were created with a sharp straight blade at 1:30,10:30,4:30,and 7:30 o'clock,respectively.The straight needle of 10-0 polypropylene suture and a Sinskey IOL hook was used to displace the pupillary margin toward the limbus.In 3 cases,four sutures caused a 6-mm to 9-mm square-shaped pupil,and the pupil was allowed to return to a smaller size at the end of the operation.It is simple and may reduce postoperative complications.
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A prospective study of the effect of papillary dilation on intraocular pressure was carried out in the Outpatient Section, Department of Ophthalmology, Siriraj Hospital. There were a total 100 cases, 43 male (43%), 57 female (57%) with a total of 200 eyes. Ages ranged from 15-81 years, mean 56.13 years. The mean of the intraocular pressure before papillary dilation was equal to = 15.42 + 2.87 mm Hg, while the mean of the intraocular pressure after papillary dilation was = 16.07 + 2.94 mm Hg. There was no change in the intraocular pressure in 48 eyes (24%). In the increased intraocular pressure group, a range of 2.0-3.9 mm Hg was found in 43 eyes (53.09) and a range of 2.0-3.9 mm Hg, in 14 eyes (29.17%). The change in intraocular pressure after papillary dilation was statistically significant (p < 0.001).