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While refractive outcomes have been assessed in the immediate post-operative period, longer-term changes in refraction have not been reported. The purpose of this study was to investigate the timeline changes in refraction after cataract surgery over a period of 3\u00a0years.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This was a retrospective observational study that included 344 eyes of 204 patients who underwent cataract emulsification surgery between 1 January and 31 December 2018 at two private hospitals. Keratometry, anterior chamber depth (ACD), central corneal thickness (CCT) and axial length were measured at baseline and post-operatively at 1\u00a0month, 1\u00a0year, 2\u00a0years and 3\u00a0years. Changes in SER and ocular parameters were assessed at each post-operative timepoint.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Between 1\u00a0month and 3\u00a0years post-operatively, an overall myopic shift (0.32\u2009\u00b1\u20090.21 D, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) occurred in 33.6% of eyes and a hypermetropic shift in 45.2% of eyes (0.35\u2009\u00b1\u20090.22 D, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). In 21.2% of eyes, there was no reported change in SER between 1\u00a0month and 3\u00a0years. Significant changes in ACD (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.04) and CCT (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) occurred during the first year after surgery.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The 3-year timeline changes in SER after cataract surgery were evaluated. As hypermetropic shift was the most common refractive change observed, it may be beneficial to aim for a more myopic post-operative refraction target. Patients should be advised of the potential for refractive changes after surgery.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s10792-022-02550-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,12]],"date-time":"2022-10-12T11:23:39Z","timestamp":1665573819000},"page":"1545-1551","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Changes in refraction after cataract phacoemulsification surgery"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"43","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9507-6379","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Natalie Si-Yi","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Keith","family":"Ong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"2550_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"256","DOI":"10.5694\/mja17.00057","volume":"207","author":"J Foreman","year":"2017","unstructured":"Foreman J, Xie J, Keel S et al (2017) Cataract surgery coverage rates for indigenous and non-indigenous Australians: the National Eye Health Survey. 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