
ZEISS Optical Biometers
Defining biometry for more than 20 years
More than 20 years ago, ZEISS introduced the first optical biometer and revolutionized IOL power calculations. Since then IOLMaster® biometers from ZEISS have become the most commonly used biometers in the ophthalmic world with more than 150 million IOL power calculations to date.
Optical biometers from ZEISS for all your needs

ZEISS IOLMaster 700
Featuring Total Keratometry (TK®), this Swept Source OCT optical biometer is made for cataract surgeons implanting toric or multifocal IOLs that require superior measurements.

ZEISS IOLMaster 500
The continually refined gold standard in optical biometry is designed for cataract surgeons looking for a fast, reliable and easy-to-use optical biometer with a great price-to-value ratio.
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Comparison of ZEISS optical biometers
ZEISS IOLMaster 700
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ZEISS IOLMaster 500
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Technological basis
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Swept Source OCT, image-based B-scan biometry |
Partial coherence interferometry (PCI), A-scan biometry
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IOL calculation formulas
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Barrett Suite: Barrett Universal II & Barrett Universal II TK1, Barrett toric & Barrett toric TK1, Barrett True K & Barrett True K with TK1; Haigis Suite (includes Haigis, Haigis-L, Haigis-T); Hoffer® Q, Holladay 1 and 2, SRK®/T |
Haigis, Haigis-L, Hoffer® Q, Holladay 1 and 2, SRK® II, SRK® / T |
Ease of use
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Traffic light indicators, automatic mode, plausibility checks, multi-touch screen
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Traffic light indicators, automatic mode, plausibility checks
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Cataract penetration rate
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up to 99%³ |
> 93%³
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Measurement speed for two eyes
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< 45 sec4 |
< 60 sec⁴
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Keratometric measurement
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Telecentric (3 zones), anterior & posterior (Total Keratometry)
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Telecentric, anterior
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Fixation Check
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✓
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Patented Cornea-to-Retina Scan
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✓
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Lens thickness
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✓
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-
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Central Topography |
✓ |
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1
optional; Barrett TK formulas require Barrett Suite
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2
optional
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3
R. Varsits, N. Hirnschall, B. Doeller, O. Findl; Increasing the number of successful axial eye length measurements using swept-source optical coherence tomography technology compared to conventional optical biometry; presented at ESCSR 2016.
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4
Depending on experience of operator and eye conditions.