Blue-blocking IOLs: A complete review of the literature

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 284-289

  Henderson, Bonnie An ^a   Grimes, Kelly Jun ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue blocking; Circadian rhythm; Color perception; Contrast sensitivity; Light blocking IOL; Phototoxicity; Scotopic vision; Sleep disturbance; Yellow IOLs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; MESOPIC VISION; NIGHT VISION; PHOTOPIC VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SUN EXPOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MACULAR DEGENERATION; NIGHT VISION; SLEEP DISORDERS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 77951440741     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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