Correlations between ocular biometrics and refractive error: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

The understanding of correlations between different biometric parameters is essential for personalized eye care in the field of cataract and refractive surgery.

This systematic review offers a clear overview of the previous literature assessing these correlations including a meta‐analysis. The review is focused on the following five correlations: (1) axial length and refractive error; (2) anterior chamber depth and refractive error; (3) axial length and anterior chamber depth; (4) corneal power and refractive error; (5) corneal power and axial length.

An expected strong correlation between axial length and refractive error was found. Correlations including corneal power were weak and might be clinically insignificant.