THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE LOG FILES OF THE IOLMASTER 500 AND FOUND THAT THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER HAD USED A SPECIFIC UNUSUAL WORKFLOW SEQUENCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WORKFLOW SEQUENCE COULD RESULT IN THE OBSERVED PROBLEM DUE TO A SOFTWARE ANOMALY. A DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THIS MALFUNCTION COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO THE SELECTION OF A SUB-OPTIMAL IOL IF NOT DETECTED BY THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
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IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A CATARACT CONSULT THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER DISCOVERED THAT THE IOLMASTER 500 HAD PROVIDED THE WRONG INTRAOCULAR (IOL) CALCULATIONS FOR THE PATIENT WHEN USING THE MULTI-FORMULA FUNCTION. THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER DETECTED THE ANOMALY BECAUSE THE IOL LENS POWER CALCULATIONS OF THE SECOND PRINTOUT DIFFER FROM WHAT WAS ON THE SCREEN. AS A RESULT, THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER DID NOT USE THE DATA TO PERFORM IOL IMPLANTATION.