[Laser ray tracing to measure optical aberrations in eyes with contact lenses].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the impact of disposable soft contact lenses upon visual performance by comparing the optical aberrations of myopic eyes with and without the use of contact lenses.


METHODS
The optical aberrations of a set of 18 eyes were measured by a laser ray tracing system, an objective measurement method, enabling comparison of the findings of the naked eye, the eye plus a test lens, and the eye plus a disposable contact lens.


RESULTS
There was a large variability among subjects, but the general tendency was that test lenses did not modify aberrations, whereas contact lenses tended to increase the ocular aberrations for large pupils by an average of 40%. There was a lower increase for smaller pupils.


CONCLUSIONS
This study predicts there will be no significant adverse effects on the quality of vision from the use of disposable contact lenses worn under daylight conditions, but a small decline in night vision.
Blázquez-Sánchez
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Instituto de Optica Daza de Valdés, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, España. ltqb347@ifa.cetef.csic.es
Mendoza-Pérez
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MA
Merayo-Lloves
J M
JM
Navarro-Belsué
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D000328:Adult; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014785:Vision, Ocular