title: Comparing the effect of two different intraocular lenses on optical aberrations in bilaterally operated eyes for cataract.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess high order and spherical aberrations results of hydrophobic acrylic AMO Sensar AR40E and hydrophobic acrylic Alcon AcrySof SA60AT intraocular lenses after implantation in cases with bilateral cataract.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cases diagnosed as bilateral cataract were included in the study and preoperative aberration measurements were recorded by using Nidek OPD SCAN-ARK 1000. Groups were created by implanting AMO Sensar AR40E to one eye of the patients, while Alcon AcrySof SA60AT into the other in a prospective and randomized manner. Aberration measurements were recorded after one and two months of surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 40 eyes in 20 patients (11 women and 9 men) were included in the study. All patients underwent bilateral phacoemulsification surgery due to cataract. There were 20 eyes in both groups. Mean age was 62.4 (range: 31-82) years. There was no significant difference in aberrations recorded before surgery and one and two months after surgery in both groups. (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was no difference among spherical intraocular lenses used in this study.
authors.affiliation: Esra Ayhan Tuzcu, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty of the Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ayhan Tuzcu
authors.affiliation: Prof. Kuddusi Erkilic, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty of the Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty of the Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kuddusi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Erkilic
authors.affiliation: Dr. Betul Bulut, Department of Ophthalmology, Elmadag State Hospital Ankara, Turkey. Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty of the Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bulut
authors.affiliation: Nilufer Ilhan, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty of the Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nilufer
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ilhan
keywords: Cataract; Intraocular lens; Optical aberration