Table 4 Literature review of studies for preoperative axial length Estimation in eyes with macula-off retinal detachment
Authors, year | Eyes with macula-off | Detailed foveal detachment | IOL formula | Operations | Tamponade agent | Confirmatory foveal reattachment with OCT imaging | Postoperative axial length comparison | Methods of preoperative axial length measurements/estimations | Evaluation of errors in axial length estimation | Recommended methods for selecting preoperative axial length (Best outcome) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ocular biometry in affected eye | Ocular biometry in fellow eye | Ultrasound A-scan in affected eye | User-adjusted axial length | Vector-A/B-scan ultrasound | Algorithm | ||||||||||
Current work, 2025 | 56 | Yes | SRK/T | Phacovitrectomy surgery (56) | Gas (52), silicone oil (4) | Yes | Yes (56) | IOL Master 700 | IOL Master 700 | Immersion | - | - | Yes | Mean absolute errors | Simple algorithm |
Helaly et al. [17], 2024 | 100 | NA | NA | Phacovitrectomy surgery (100) | NA | No | Yes (100) | IOL Master 700 and ARGOS | IOL Master 700 and ARGOS | Contact | ARGOS | Yes | - | Mean errors | Vector-A/B-scan ultrasound |
Kimura et al. [14], 2023 | 42 | NA | SRK/T | Phacovitrectomy surgery (33) | Gas | No | Yes (42) | OA-2000 | OA-2000 | Contact | - | - | - | Mean absolute errors | Fellow-eye biometry and A-scan of affected eye |
Liu et al. [18], 2022 | 31 | NA | SRK/T | Vitrectomy alone (22), Phacovitrectomy surgery (9) | Silicone oil | Yes | Yes (31) | - | IOL Master 700 | Contact | - | - | - | Mean errors | Fellow-eye optical biometry |
El-Khayat et al. [6], 2019 | 42 | NA | SRK/T, Haigis, Hoffer-Q | Phacovitrectomy surgery (42) | PFCL, Gas, silicone oil | No | No | IOL Master (unknown version) | - | Contact | - | - | - | No | Fellow-eye biometry (based on refractive outcome) |
Pak et al. [7], 2019 | 33 | Yes | SRK/T | Phacovitrectomy surgery (33) | Gas | No | No | IOL Master (unknown version), contact A-scan | IOL Master (unknown version), contact A-scan | Contact | - | - | - | No | A-scan when it was similar to its fellow eye (based on refractive outcome) |
Pongsachareonnont et al. [11], 2018 | 16 | NA | NA | Phacovitrectomy surgery (16) | Gas | No | Yes (16) | IOL Master 500 | - | Immersion | - | - | - | Mean errors | Both optical biometry and ultrasound |
Abou-Shousha et al. [8], 2016 | 100 | NA | NA | Phacovitrectomy surgery (42) | Gas, silicone oil | No | Yes (100) | IOLMaster (unknown version) | - | Contact | - | Yes | - | Mean errors | Vector-A/B-scan ultrasound (based on refractive outcome) |
Rahman et al. [1], 2016 | 22 | NA | NA | Phacovitrectomy surgery (22) | NA | No | Yes (13) | IOL Master Version 5.4 | IOL Master Version 5.4 | Contact | IOL Master Version 5.4 | - | - | Mean errors | User-adjusted method -Suggest fellow eye’s optical biometry |
Kim et al. [5], 2015 | 26 | NA | SRK/T | Phacovitrectomy surgery (26) | Gas | No | Yes (20) | IOL Master (unknown version) | - | Immersion | - | - | - | No | Fellow-eye biometry (based on refractive outcome) |
Rahman et al. [4], 2014 | 54 | NA | SRK/T | Phacovitrectomy surgery (54) | Gas (47), silicone oil (7) | No | Yes (40) | IOL Master Version 5.4 | IOL Master Version 5.4 | Contact (some cases) | - | - | - | No | Both optical biometry and ultrasound (based on refractive outcome) |