CRP and axial length measurement: For the detection of AL, a significant discrimination was identified in the ROC curve analysis as early as POD1 for CRP (AUC 0.63; 95%CI 0.5–0.75; cut-off 82.1 mg/L; p = 0.037), with best discrimination achieved on POD4 (AUC 0.87; 95%CI 0.77–0.95; cut-off 181.4 mg/L; Se 95%; Sp 90%; PPV 69%; NPV 99%; p < 0.001) (Supplemental Table S1).