[Apodized diffractive optic. New concept in multifocal lens technology].

Abstract

As a consequence of improvement in intraocular lens (IOL) technology and the wish for presbyopia correction, modern multifocal IOLs are being implanted increasingly more often. The apodized diffractive optic represents a new design among multifocal IOLs. A comprehensive description of this principle with a review of current literature facilitates the understanding and correct application in IOL surgery.

• Authors: T Kohnen, V Derhartunian
• Journal: Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft (Ophthalmologe) Vol. 104 Issue 10 Pg. 899-904, 906-7 (Oct 2007) ISSN: 0941-293X [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Apodisierte Diffraktionsoptik. Neues Konzept in der Multifokallinsentechnologie.
• PMID: 17978846 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Accommodation, Ocular (physiology)
• Contrast Sensitivity (physiology)
• Humans
• Lenses, Intraocular
• Light
• Optics and Photonics
• Presbyopia (physiopathology)
• Prosthesis Design
• Refraction, Ocular
• Scattering, Radiation