<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<article article-type="research-article" xml:lang="en" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">london-journal-of-medical-and-health-research</journal-id>
<journal-title-group>
<journal-title>London Journal of Medical and Health Research</journal-title>
</journal-title-group>
<issn publication-format="print">2515-5784</issn>
<issn publication-format="electronic">2515-5792</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>JournalsPress</publisher-name></publisher>
<self-uri xlink:href="https://journalspress.com/journal-seo-export/jats/228710.xml" />
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.34257/LJMHR228710UK</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">228710</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title>iTrace Toric Check for Monitoring Rotational Stability after EVO-TICL Implantation: A Prospective Case Series</article-title>
<subtitle>iTrace Toric Check for EVO-TICL Stability</subtitle>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>AFZAL</surname><given-names>MOHD</given-names></name><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">0000-0000-0000-0000</contrib-id><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1" />
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="aff1">India, Army Hospital Research and Referral</aff>
<volume>26</volume>
<abstract><p>Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy, clinical utility, and decision-guiding value of the iTrace Toric Check in detecting postoperative toric Implantable Collamer Lens (TICL) axis rotation, and to assess its correlation with manifest refraction cylinder outcomes. Methods: Thirty-seven eyes of 22 patients with moderate-to-high myopic astigmatism underwent EVO-TICL (STAAR Surgical) implantation in this prospective, single-centre case series. The iTrace Toric Check was performed at 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively without pupil dilation. The detected axis deviation (in degrees) was correlated with residual manifest refractive cylinder, uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), and best-corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA). Vector analysis was performed using the Alpins method. Rotational stability over time was assessed by one-way ANOVA. Results: Mean preoperative spherical equivalent was −8.94 ± 2.83 D (range: −4.75 to −14.50 D) and mean preoperative refractive cylinder was −2.16 ± 0.91 D. At 3 months, mean UDVA was 0.06 ± 0.08 logMAR and mean residual refractive cylinder was −0.38 ± 0.29 D. The iTrace Toric Check detected a mean absolute axis deviation of 3.21 ± 2.44° (range: 0–11°) at 3 months. Deviation was greatest in the first postoperative week (mean 4.87 ± 3.12°) and stabilised significantly thereafter (p = 0.003). A total of 27 eyes (73.0%) showed 10° deviation at 1 week and underwent successful iTrace-guided repositioning. No eye required repositioning beyond 1 month. Conclusion: The iTrace Toric Check allows objective, dilation-free monitoring of post-TICL rotational stability in routine clinical practice. Axis deviation correlated strongly with residual refractive cylinder, and all eyes needing repositioning were identified at the scheduled 1-week visit, before patients reported symptoms. Routine inclusion of the iTrace Toric Check in post-TICL follow-up protocols is recommended.</p></abstract>
<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author-generated">
<kwd>toric ICL</kwd>
<kwd>iTrace</kwd>
<kwd>ray-tracing aberrometry</kwd>
<kwd>rotational stability</kwd>
<kwd>phakic IOL</kwd>
<kwd>refractive surgery.</kwd>
</kwd-group>
<self-uri content-type="html" xlink:href="https://journalspress.com/manuscript-by-mohd-afzal/" />
</article-meta>
</front>
<body>
<sec>
<title>Full Text</title>
<p></p>
</sec>
</body>
</article>