TY  - JOUR
Y1  - 2018///
VL  - 5
TI  - The art of nomograms
CY  - London
AV  - public
SP  - 1
JF  - Eye and Vision
ID  - heidok24349
UR  - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/24349/
SN  - 2326-0254
EP  - 13
IS  - 2
A1  - Mosquera, Samuel
A1  - Ortueta, Diego
A1  - Verma, Shwetabh
PB  - BioMed Central
N2  - Background: To retrospectively analyse strategies for adjusting refractive surgery plans with reference to the preoperative manifest refraction.

Methods: We constructed seven nomograms based on the refractive outcomes (sphere, cylinder, axis [SCA]) of 150 consecutive eyes treated with laser in situ keratomileusis for myopic astigmatism. We limited the initial data to the SCA of the manifest refraction. All nomograms were based on the strategy: if for x diopters (D) of attempted metric, y D is achieved; we can reverse this sentence and state for achieving y D of change in the metric, x D will be planned. The effects of the use of plus or minus astigmatism notation, spherical equivalent, sphere, principal meridians notation, cardinal and oblique astigmatism, and astigmatic axis were incorporated.

Results: All nomograms detected subtle differences in the spherical component (p?<?0.0001). Nomograms 5 and 7 (using power vectors) and 6 (considering axis shifts) detected significant astigmatic differences (nomogram 5, p?<?0.001; nomogram 6, p?<?0.05; nomogram 7, p?<?0.005 for cardinal astigmatism, p?=?0.1 for oblique astigmatism). We observed mild clinically relevant differences (~?0.5 D) in sphere or astigmatism among the nomograms; differences of ~?0.25 D in the proposals for sphere or cylinder were not uncommon. All nomograms suggested minor improvements versus actual observed outcomes, with no clinically relevant differences among them.

Conclusions: All nomograms anticipated minor improvements versus actual observed outcomes without clinically relevant differences among them. The minimal uncertainties in determining the manifest refraction (~?0.6 D) are the major limitation to improving the accuracy of refractive surgery nomograms.
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