Differences of longitudinal chromatic aberration (LCA) between eyes with intraocular lenses from different manufacturers

  • Masashi Nakajima
  • , Takahiro Hiraoka
  • , Toshiya Yamamoto
  • , Seiu Takagi
  • , Yoko Hirohara
  • , Tetsuro Oshika
  • , Toshifumi Mihashi

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Abstract

Several researchers have studied the longitudinal chromatic aberration (LCA) of eyes implanted with an intraocular lens (IOL). We investigated the LCA of eyes implanted with yellow-colored IOLs from three different manufacturers: Alcon Inc., HOYA Corp., and AMO Inc. The number of subjects was 11, 16, and 16, respectively. The LCA of eyes implanted with SN60WF and SN60AT (Alcon Inc.), and with XY-1 (HOYA Corp.), was the same as that of phakic eyes. The LCA of eyes with ZCB00V (AMO Inc.) was smaller than that of phakic eyes. The LCA of eyes implanted with Alcon's and HOYA's IOLs, but not the LCA of eyes implanted with AMO's IOLs, was positively correlated with the powers of the IOLs. We also performed simulations to verify the impacts of LCA on visual performance for 4-mm pupil diameter; the simulations were a polychromatic modulation transfer function (MTF) and a visual Strehl ratio computed on the basis of an optical transfer function (VSOTF). We concluded that the differences between the LCA of different manufacturers do not affect visual performances when some extent of higher-order aberration (HOA) exists. The smaller HOA of AMO IOLs may enhance visual performance.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0156227
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes

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