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White light interferometry was performed on 21 eyes of 19 patients presenting for posterior capsulotomy following uncomplicated extracapsular cataract surgery. The white light interferometer was able to predict post-operative visual acuity to within one Snellen line in 56 per cent of eyes and to within two Snellen lines in 76 per cent of eyes.
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Presented at the combined meeting of the Scottish Ophthalmic Club and the Norwegian Ophthalmological SocietyOctober 1987.
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Hanna, I., Sigurdsson, H., Baines, P. et al. The role of white light interferometry in predicting visual acuity following posterior capsulotomy. Eye 3, 468–471 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1989.70
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