IOLMaster IOL Master Anterior Chamber Depth ACD Mode Zeiss IOLMaster Carl Zeiss Meditec
IOLMaster IOL Master Anterior Chamber Depth ACD Mode Zeiss IOLMaster Carl Zeiss Meditec Eye Cataract Surgery Eyes

2006-05-12

Warren Hill, M.D.
Carl Zeiss Meditec IOLMaster - IOL Master
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ANTERIOR CHAMBER DEPTH MODE — TIPS

Tip #2: Measurement errors:

As in keratometer measurements, there may be two basic reasons giving rise to the display of the "Error" message:
  • The results of the five internal individual measurements vary by more than 0.15 mm (very rare) or
  • The produced images (optical sections) do not contain relevant structures (normally, the edge of the crystalline lens), or disturbances are preventing their detection.
Eyes that cannot be measured:
Aphakic eyes cannot be measured, as the calculation of the anterior chamber depth is based on the evaluation (distance measurement) of the image of the optical section.


The same refers to pseudophakic eyes, if the intraocular lens does not sufficiently scatter the light from the slit.


Under certain circumstances, a strong reflection may be visible on pseudophakic eyes, which is produced by the rear surface of the lens.

When you release an anterior-chamber depth measurement in such a case, the evaluation software will interpret the bright reflection as the front fusca of the crystalline lens. The instrument will then display a measured value in the range of about 5 to 6 mm. This value is not the exact anterior chamber depth!


FOR MORE TIPS:

Tip #1: How to adjust the instrument.

Tip #3: Maladjustment - Defocused instrument

Tip #4: Maladjustment - Missing lens image with phakic eyes.

Tip #5: Maladjustment - Image of fixation point in image of crystalline lens.

Tip #6: Maladjustment - Reflections in the corneal image.

Tip #7: Pathological findings - Dry eye.

Tip #8: Pathological findings - Irregularities of the corneal surface (scars)




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