Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1229-1233 , July 2009

Spherical aberration yielding optimum visual performance: Evaluation of intraocular lenses using adaptive optics simulation

  • John S. Werner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: John S. Werner, UC Davis Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California–Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2400, Sacramento, California 95817, USA.
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  • Sarah L. Elliott, MA
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  • Stacey S. Choi, PhD
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  • Nathan Doble, PhD

Received 6 November 2008 ,Revised 18 January 2009 ,Accepted 25 February 2009.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Supported by the National Institute on Aging (grant AG04058), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and Alcon Laboratories, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00373-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.02.033

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1229-1233 , July 2009

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