Silicone intraocular lens resolution in air and in water

Abstract
Entage ratio of the actual resolving power of a lens to that of a perfect lens of the same focal length which is only limited in resolution by diffraction. The lenses ranged from 29% to 58% resolution efficiency in air. No lenses exhibiting multiple images were included. All 31 lenses achieved at least 73% resolution efficiency in water, and one lens achieved 82%. Based on these findings, a biconvex silicone lens that exceeds 30% resolution efficiency in air and does not produce multiple images can perform near its diffraction limit when implanted in the eye. 4Hermann Eye Center, 6411 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030. Presented at the Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, Los Angeles, March 1988. © Williams & Wilkins 1988. All Rights Reserved....

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