title: The spectra, classification, and rationale of ultraviolet-protective intraocular lenses.
abstract: I measured the spectral transmittance of 16 implantable intraocular lenses from 12 manufacturers and examined the rationale for using ultraviolet-absorptive intraocular lenses to protect pseudophakic individuals from photic retinopathy. Each ultraviolet-protective lens was classified by the wavelength at which its spectral transmittance fell to 10% in the blue or ultraviolet region of the spectrum. Current ultraviolet-protective intraocular lenses differ in the effectiveness of their protection against photic retinopathy, and product descriptions may be misleading.
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D005135:Eye Protective Devices / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008875:Middle Aged; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000592:standards; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates