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Article: Research reports on ophthalmology from Zhejiang University provide new insights.(Report)
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- August 10, 2009
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"This study compares the visual performance of spherical and aspherical intraocular lenses (IOLs) by measuring higher-order aberration and contrast sensitivity (CS) values. Prospective controlled study," scientists in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China report (see also Ophthalmology).
"Fifty-seven patients with age-related cataract (61 eyes). Patients were randomly allocated to 1 of 3 groups and implanted with either aspherical IOLs, Acrysof IQ (SN60WF) or Tecnis Z9001, or a spherical IOL, Acrysof Natural. underwent routine examinations, including visual acuity, slit-lamp checks, and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), as well as measurement of higher-order ...