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Contact lenses: do they really change the opticalperformance?
A. LorenteJ.m. ArtigasÁLvaro PonsR. MontésC. Albarránsubject
PhysicsVisual acuitygenetic structuresbusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectOptical correctionObjective methodGeneral Medicineeye diseasesOptical qualitylaw.inventionLens (optics)OphthalmologyOpticsOphthalmic lenseslawMerit functionmedicineContrast (vision)sense organsmedicine.symptombusinessOptometrymedia_commondescription
Abstract In this investigation the quality of two types of optical correction, hydrogel contact lenses and ophthalmic lenses, wascompared by measuring the modulation transferfunction (MTF) of the correcting lens plus visual optics system using an objective method. A merit function was defined in order to allow the direct comparison between the optical performance with the two corrections. A study on 10 subjects was undertaken, measuring the MTF of both corrections by using the double pass method. The results show that the optical quality of contact lenses was higher than that with ophthalmic lenses. The contrast sensitivity function (CSF) and visual acuity (VA) were determined as subjective parameters of visual performance.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-12-18 | Contact Lens and Anterior Eye |