Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 215-221 , February 2010

Effect of intraocular lens asphericity on vertical coma aberration

Presented at the 13th winter meeting of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, Rome, Italy, February 2009.

  • Mayank A. Nanavaty, DO, MRCOphth, MRCS(Ed)
    • ,
  • David J. Spalton, FRCOphth, FRCS, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Mr. David J. Spalton, Department of Ophthalmology, St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
    • ,
  • John Marshall, PhD, FRCPath

Received 15 May 2009 ,Revised 23 August 2009 ,Accepted 23 August 2009.

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 Data from previous prospective randomized fellow-eye controlled studies funded by a grant from Alcon Laboratories, Forth Worth, Texas, USA.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00992-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.08.024

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 215-221 , February 2010

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