title: Straylight Measurements in Two Different Apodized Diffractive Multifocal Intraocular Lenses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate differences in straylight between eyes implanted with a hydrophilic multifocal IOL (Seelens MF; Hanita Lenses, Hanita, Israel) and a hydrophobic multifocal IOL (SN6AD1; Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX).
  
  
  METHODS
  In a prospective cohort study, routinely obtained straylight measurements (C-Quant; Oculus Optikgeräte, Wetzlar, Germany) 3 months after standard phacoemulsification for either cataract or refractive lens procedures were compared. Patients were implanted with either the SeeLens MF IOL or the SN6AD1 IOL. Postoperative straylight values, visual acuity, and refractive outcomes were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The SeeLens MF IOL was implanted in 84 eyes and the SN6AD1 IOL in 79 eyes. The difference in straylight was 0.08 (P = .01), with the SeeLens MF IOL having less straylight. Postoperative CDVA was logMAR -0.03 ± 0.06 in the SeeLens MF group, and logMAR -0.02 ± 0.08 in the SN6AD1 group. Mean postoperative refraction was +0.01 ± 0.43 and +0.06 ± 0.35 D, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Seelens MF IOL showed a stray-light of log(s) 0.08 lower than the SN6AD1 IOL. In terms of spherical equivalent and visual acuity the lenses performed equally. More study will aid in understanding the causes and clinical impact of this difference.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lapid-Gortzak
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Labuz
authors.forename: Ivanka J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: van der Meulen
authors.forename: Jan Willem
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: van der Linden
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mourits
authors.forename: Tom J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: van den Berg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D019466:Glare; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019591:Pseudophakia / Q000503:physiopathology; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology