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Simulated prototype of posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens for presbyopia correction.

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Purpose To evaluate the visual impact of adding different spherical aberration values to an Implantable Collamer Lens phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) to increase the depth of focus using an adaptive optics visual simulator. Setting University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Design Experimental study. Methods Wavefront aberrations in −3.00 D and −6.00 diopter (D) pIOLs were measured in vitro. Afterward, different simulated pIOL experimental prototypes were created along with variances in the spherical aberration. An adaptive optics visual simulator was used to simulate vision after the implantation of the different pIOL prototypes from their wavefront aberrations. The corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) and depth of focus were measured in 3.0 and 4.5 mm pupils. Results In a 3.0 mm pupil, the CDVA achieved with −3.00 and −6.00 D pIOLs and all pIOL prototypes evaluated was above 20/20 except for a −6.00 D pIOL + spherical aberration 4 at 50% CDVA contrast, which decreased to 20/25. However, in a 4.5 mm pupil, the CDVA obtained with the pIOL prototypes decreased significantly and was more pronounced when the spherical aberration induced was negative. The depth of focus increment was larger with the highest spherical aberration added and with a small pupil. Nevertheless, it was independent of the sign of the added spherical aberration. Conclusions The outcomes show that residual negative spherical aberration after pIOL implantation will disrupt the CDVA. However, some residual positive spherical aberration after pIOL implantation increased the depth of focus with excellent CDVA, providing a possible pIOL design for young presbyopic patients. Financial Disclosure No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.