Optimizing higher-order aberrations with intraocular lens technology

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-73

  Bellucci, Roberto ^a,b   Morselli, Simonetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspheric intraocular lenses; Optical aberrations; Optical quality; Spherical aberration

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; LIGHT SCATTERING; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY;

ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845617907     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3280121af1     Document Type: Review

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