Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 47-56 , January 2009

Relationship between contrast sensitivity and spherical aberration: Comparison of 7 contrast sensitivity tests with natural and artificial pupils in healthy eyes

Received 14 July 2008 ,Revised 16 September 2008 ,Accepted 21 September 2008.

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 Dr. Terwee is an employee of Advanced Medical Optics Groningen BV, The Netherlands. No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, May 2007.

 Supported by SenterNovem, The Hague, The Netherlands, and Dutch National Grant ISO43081.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00964-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.09.016

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 47-56 , January 2009

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