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The Effect of the AcrySof natural lens on glare disability and photostress.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19426959     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate whether implanting "blue-filtering" yellow intraocular lenses (IOL) could provide a visual benefit in terms of glare disability and photostress recovery. DESIGN: A case-control study. METHODS: Researchers masked to group assignments tested 58 subjects: 17 with yellow IOLs (AcrySof Natural; SN60WF; Alcon Laboratories Inc, Fort Worth, Texas, USA), 20 with clear IOLs, and 21 phakic controls. Photostress recovery and visual acuity under veiling glare conditions were assessed in a Maxwellian view optical system. Photostress recovery was assessed by measuring the time required to detect a grating stimulus (1 degree diameter) after a 5-second exposure to an intense circular disk (1 degree diameter) of broad-band xenon light. For the veiling glare experiment, subjects fixated on the grating stimulus, and the intensity of a broad-band xenon annulus (the glare source, 10 degrees inner, 12 degrees outer diameter) was adjusted until the grating stimulus was no longer seen. RESULTS: Subjects with AcrySof Natural (P < .0001) and clear IOLs (P < .035) could withstand significantly more light than the phakic controls. Subjects with the AcrySof Natural lens could withstand significantly more light (P < .02) than subjects with clear IOLs. Photostress recovery was significantly longer for subjects with clear IOLs vs phakic controls (P < .01), but the AcrySof Natural lens was not different from phakic controls (P < .09). Photostress recovery was similar between subjects with clear or AcrySof Natural lens (P < .32). CONCLUSION: The AcrySof Natural lens is related to reduced glare disability relative to a clear IOL or phakic controls.
Authors:
Billy R Hammond; Brad Bernstein; Jing Dong
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-05-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of ophthalmology     Volume:  148     ISSN:  1879-1891     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-21     Completed Date:  2009-07-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370500     Medline TA:  Am J Ophthalmol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  272-276.e2     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Vision Sciences Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. bhammond@uga.edu
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Bank Name/Acc. No.:
ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00710996
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acrylic Resins*
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Case-Control Studies
Disability Evaluation
Female
Glare*
Humans
Lens Implantation, Intraocular
Lenses, Intraocular*
Male
Middle Aged
Phacoemulsification
Photic Stimulation*
Questionnaires
Stress, Physiological*
Vision Disorders / prevention & control*
Visual Acuity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acrylic Resins

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