INTERESTING EYE NEWS & CLINICAL PEARLS

Ophthalmology Volume 116, Issue 5 , May 2009, Pages 890-895 Eyes implanted with the aspheric IOL showed better photopic and mesopic contrast sensitivity at medium and high spatial frequencies than eyes implanted with the spherical IOL. High-contrast photopic visual acuity was similar between both IOLs.

Impact of the severity distance and near vision impairment on depression and vision-specific quality of life in older people living in residential care -- Lamoureux et al., 10.1167/iovs.08-3294 -- Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science Vision impairment remains a major form of disability in individuals living in residential care facilities and impacts on vision-specific functioning and socioemotional aspects of daily living.

Wiley InterScience :: JOURNALS :: Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology : "The sensitivity of B/YP indices and Stratus OCT RNFL thickness parameters is low for detecting preperimetric glaucoma, suggesting that BYP and OCT as utilized in this study have limited utility in the detection of preperimetric glaucoma."