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Partial coherence interferometry can improve axial length measurement

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, October 14th, 2005

Partial coherence interferometry (PCI) can provide accurate and reliable axial length assessments for cataract surgery patients.

To determine "the conditions for consistent axial length measurements with partial coherence interferometry (PCI) performed with the Zeiss IOLMaster [ZIOLM, Karl Zeiss Jena Gmbh, Jena, Germany]," a "consecutive, unselected series of 1,289 cataractous eyes were measured with the optical technique of PCI according to the IOLMaster as well as with conventional (contact) A-scan ultrasound (US) for the measurement of axial length."

"For each PCI reading, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was recorded and used for comparison with...

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