Wednesday, May 13, 2009

ASPHERIC IOLs BETTER THAN SPHERIC IOLs IN MID TO LOW CONTRAST SITUATIONS

OphthalmologyVolume 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.

Friday, May 01, 2009

QUALITY OF VISION EFFECTS MOOD & QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY

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.

BLUE-YELLOW PERIMETRY & OCT HAVE LIMITED USE IN PREDICTING VISUAL FIELD LOSS

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."