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The biological characteristics of cataracts were analyzed using three-dimension (3D) parametric modeling software, Pro\/Engineer Wildfire 5.0.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The lens equator position (LEP) showed positive correlation with the preoperative anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens equatorial diameter (LED), and lens vaulting (LV). The postoperative position of the IOL showed positive correlation with the preoperative ACD and LEP (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.432, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.657, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). The LEP demonstrated a higher correlation with the postoperative position of the IOL than with the preoperative ACD (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). The LEP displayed the highest correlation with the postoperative position of the IOL (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.686, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05) in the subgroup of ultra-long eyes (AL\u202f\u2265\u202f28.0\u202fmm).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The LEP, derived from the SS-OCT and 3D parametric modeling, was a better predictor of postoperative IOL position than the preoperative ACD. 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