Recent developments in aspheric intraocular lenses

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-32

  Dick, Hans B ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspheric; Contrast sensitivity; Functional vision; Spherical aberration

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORNEA DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 58149267629     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32831b8bb3     Document Type: Review

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