Abstract
Sulcus-to-sulcus vertical diameter is longer than the horizontal. However, the effect of vertical positioning of the implantable collamer lens (ICL) on the vault compared to preoperative prediction is unclear. This prospective consecutive case series aimed to examine postoperative and preoperative predicted vaults during vertical ICL fixation. This study assessed 180 right eyes in 180 patients with myopic astigmatism. For the 90 eyes in 90 patients who underwent horizontal fixation (horizontal group) and 90 eyes in 90 patients who underwent vertical fixation (vertical group), biometrics by three-dimensional tomography of the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (A-OCT) was performed before surgery and 2 h, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month and 3 months after surgery. The anterior chamber depth did not change over time in both groups, and there was no significant difference from preoperative values. The postoperative vault values were significantly lower in the vertical group than in horizontal group over time. The difference between vault measurements and preoperative predictions at all postoperative time points was significantly greater in the vertical group than in horizontal group. Vertical fixation of the ICL reduced the vault by > 100 μm compared with horizontal fixation, which was different from the A-OCT preoperative predicted value.
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