title: Visual disabilities related to intraocular lens design.
abstract: Intraocular lens implantation after cataract extraction has become a common practice in the United States. However, unwanted optical images can correct an otherwise successful surgery into one that causes patient dissatisfaction. Refinements in manufacturing design and finishing have greatly improved the quality of present day intraocular lenses, but there is continued interest in simulating the optics of the human crystalline lens. We will discuss the optical requirements of intraocular lenses and how these are influenced by optic design and dimension, and spectral transmission characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gottsch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olkowski
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Maumenee
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Esente
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000592:standards; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014785:Vision, Ocular