Abstract | PURPOSE: DESIGN: A case control study. METHOD:
Laser light rays at wavelengths ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 W were directed at a polymethymethacrylate ocular model fitted consecutively with three types of IOLs at various refractive powers. A laser detector was placed on the model beneath the lenses. The laser beam was passed through the IOLs and the output measured by a sensor. Attenuation rate was calculated. RESULTS: The colored IOL caused significantly more attenuation than did the noncolored IOLs (p <.01). A 30-diopter colored IOL showed an attenuation rate of up to 15% at a wavelength of 488 + 514 nm. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Kenji Kawai, Kotaro Sakanishi |
Journal | American journal of ophthalmology
(Am J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 135
Issue 6
Pg. 902-3
(Jun 2003)
ISSN: 0002-9394 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12788139
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Color
- Laser Coagulation
(methods)
- Lenses, Intraocular
- Models, Anatomic
- Polymethyl Methacrylate
- Pseudophakia
(complications)
- Retinal Diseases
(surgery)
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