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Patient 1
A ZEISS FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER INSPECTED THE DEVICE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE IOLMASTER 500 IS OPERATING PER MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER EVALUATED THE PATIENT MEASUREMENT AND IOL CALCULATION PRINTOUTS FROM THE DEVICE. THE MEASUREMENT PRINTOUT DOES NOT SHOW ANY ABNORMALITIES. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE CUSTOMER INFORMED THAT THE LENS CONSTANTS FOR THE SELECTED IOL WERE ENTERED MANUALLY IN THE IOLMASTER 500 AND THE WRONG ACD CONSTANT WAS ENTERED IN THE HOLLADAY 2 FORMULA FIELD. BY REVIEWING THE CALCULATION PRINTOUT, THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE ACD CONSTANT FOR HOLLADAY 1 WAS ENTERED INTO THE HOLLADAY 2 FORMULA FIELD, WHICH CAUSED THE INCORRECT LENS POWER RESULT. WHEN USING THE CORRECT ACD CONSTANT OF 5.838, THE CALCULATED LENS POWER WOULD HAVE BEEN 23.0 D FOR THE IOL; INSTEAD ACD CONSTANT 2.070 WAS USED, WHICH LED TO A LENS POWER OF 17.0 D. HOW TO USE THE LENS CONSTANTS IS DESCRIBED IN THE USER MANUAL. FOR EXAMPLE, ON PAGE 25 OF USER MANUAL 000000-1692-983 IT IS STATED "ONLY LENS CONSTANTS WHICH HAVE BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR THE IOLMASTER SHOULD BE USED" AND "YOU CAN ENTER YOUR OWN CONSTANTS ON THE BASIS OF EXPERIENCE OR ACCESS THIRD PARTY DATA". ON PAGES 26-30, THE USER MANUAL PROVIDES STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTH OF THESE METHODS.