Visual performance of acrylic and PMMA intraocular lenses

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 238-242

  Gozum, N ^a   Safgonul Unal, E ^a   Altan Yaycioglu, R ^a   Gucukoglu, A ^a   Ozgun, C ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acrylic intraocular lens; Contrast sensitivity function; Glare disability; Polymethyl methacrylate; Pseudophakia; Visual quality

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; LUMINANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PSEUDOPHAKIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SLIT LAMP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TONOMETRY; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037354020     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700290     Document Type: Article

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