Differences of Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration (LCA) between Eyes with Intraocular Lenses from Different Manufacturers

PLoS One. 2016 Jun 3;11(6):e0156227. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156227. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

Several researchers have studied the longitudinal chromatic aberration (LCA) of eyes implanted with an intraocular lens (IOL). We investigated the LCA of eyes implanted with yellow-colored IOLs from three different manufacturers: Alcon Inc., HOYA Corp., and AMO Inc. The number of subjects was 11, 16, and 16, respectively. The LCA of eyes implanted with SN60WF and SN60AT (Alcon Inc.), and with XY-1 (HOYA Corp.), was the same as that of phakic eyes. The LCA of eyes with ZCB00V (AMO Inc.) was smaller than that of phakic eyes. The LCA of eyes implanted with Alcon's and HOYA's IOLs, but not the LCA of eyes implanted with AMO's IOLs, was positively correlated with the powers of the IOLs. We also performed simulations to verify the impacts of LCA on visual performance for 4-mm pupil diameter; the simulations were a polychromatic modulation transfer function (MTF) and a visual Strehl ratio computed on the basis of an optical transfer function (VSOTF). We concluded that the differences between the LCA of different manufacturers do not affect visual performances when some extent of higher-order aberration (HOA) exists. The smaller HOA of AMO IOLs may enhance visual performance.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular / methods*
  • Lenses, Intraocular / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Pseudophakia / physiopathology
  • Refraction, Ocular
  • Refractive Errors / etiology
  • Refractive Errors / physiopathology
  • Visual Acuity / physiology

Grants and funding

Topcon corp. supported in the form of research funding and providing optical instruments for T. Mihashi. The funder also provided support in the form of salaries for authors [M. Nakajima and Y. Hirohara], but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.