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. 2006 Dec;104:437–452.

APPENDIX 2. TABLE A.

EYE MODEL PARAMETERS FOR THE DUAL-OPTIC INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL)

MATRIX PARAMETERS DEFINITION
First refraction surface = corneal surface K-reading R1=K=337.5r1, where K = K-reading and r1 = corneal radius*
First interspace = anterior chamber depth (ACD) t1,n′ = aqueous refractive index (1.336)
Second refraction surface = power of front surface or conventional IOL or front surface of anterior lens of dual-optic IOL R2=1000·(na-n)r2, where na = refractive index of anterior lens material, n′ = aqueous refractive index (1.336) and r2 = surface radius
Second interspace = anterior lens thickness or conventional lens thickness t2, na = refractive index of anterior lens material
Third refraction surface = power of back surface of conventional IOL or back surface of anterior lens of the dual-optic IOL R3=-1000·(na-n)r3, where na = refractive index of anterior lens material, n′= aqueous refractive index (1.336) and r2 = surface radius
Third interspace = separation between anterior and posterior lenses in the dual-optic IOL t3,n′ = aqueous refractive index (1.336)
Fourth refraction surface = power of front surface of posterior lens of the dual-optic IOL R4=1000·(np-n)r4, where np = refractive index of posterior lens material, n′ = aqueous refractive index (1.336) and r4 = surface radius
Fourth interspace = posterior lens thickness t4, np = refractive index of posterior lens material
Fifth refraction surface = power of back surface of posterior lens of the dual-optic IOL R5=-1000·(np-n)r5, where np = refractive index of anterior lens material, n′ = aqueous refractive index (1.336) and r5 = surface radius
*

Radii are in millimeters with conventional optical science sign nomenclature. The light travels from left to right, and the sign is positive if it is along the ray direction and negative otherwise.